Question: Hello Dr is double marker blood test is necessary?

Answer: Hi Its better to go.for the test ok because The double marker test is a type of blood test to check for any anomalies that might be present in the chromosomal development of the baby. Having any abnormalities in the chromosomes can lead to serious health conditions, disorders, and so on that can affect the baby’s growth within the foetus, or even later in life. By knowing if there are any and checking for the right chromosomes that could be the issue, one can know beforehand about the presence or possibilities of certain disorders like Down’s syndrome, Edward’s syndrome and so on.

Answer: Congratulations on your pregnancy and all the best for your motherhood. Double marker test is screening blood test in pregnancy. So after an NT scan, after which you measure the amount of fluid at the back of the neck of the fetus and with the results, this double marker blood test is done and both the combined, and given a combined result as screen positive or negative. Yes it is important and very much required.

Answer: Double marker test is one of the tests done during pregnancy It is generally done from 8 to 14 weeks of pregnancy It helps to detect if the baby the health condition of the unborn child It is mainly used to analyze if child is suffering from downs syndrome ThIs is more often seen in mothers whose age is above 35 at the time of pregnancy Take care