Chorionic villus sampling is a prenatal diagnostic test performed for prenatal genetic testing involving a biopsy of placental tissue between 10 to 13 weeks gestation. The tissue harvested is the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Testing for genetic defects early in pregnancy through chorionic villus sampling, or CVS, does not appear to raise the risk of fetal loss. CVS involves using a needle to ...

Our team of maternal-fetal medicine specialists and prenatal genetic counselors have extensive training and experience in prenatal genetic testing. Providers throughout the Mountain West regularly ...

Cedars-Sinai and UCLA investigators have studied first trimester placental tissue and found that for some genes, the process that turns their information into a biological function may depend on the ...

A research team from Odense University Hospital and the University of Southern Denmark has developed an innovative screening test. With a blood sample from the expectant mother, they can scrutinize ...

In this survey the situation of prenatal diagnosis (PND) of genetic conditions in the Netherlands is presented by addressing 8 basic questions which were issued by the EUCROMIC organization to all EU ...

Both tests can tell whether there are genetic defects in a developing baby, although nothing can be done to correct those defects. The decision to offer the tests to women beginning at age 35 is ...

Trophoblasts, cells present during development in the fetus and placenta that also circulate in a pregnant woman’s bloodstream, could potentially be used for noninvasive prenatal diagnosis, according ...

Trophoblasts, collected from the mother during a blood draw, can determine fetal genetic abnormalities currently diagnosed through amniocentesis or chorionic villi sampling. Circulating Fetal Cells ...

When you have cystic fibrosis, it’s still possible to get pregnant and carry a baby to term. However, you’ll need to be monitored closely during these nine months to ensure that both you and your ...