and they have accuracy rates approaching those of fetal diagnostic test like amniocentesis or Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS), but without any risk to the fetus. In other words, these new tests ...

But my first prenatal exam changed all that ... then the value of a diagnostic test like amniocentesis or chorionic villi sampling (CVS) isn't there," Dr. Mennuti says. The test might be ...

In a significant medical milestone, the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at AIIMS Bhopal successfully performed its first Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) procedure on Thursday. In this procedure, ...

Prenatal testing can provide parents with information about their child’s genetic identity. Chorionic villus sampling (CVS ... is that by the time these tests can be performed, the pregnancy ...

In CVS, specialists perform an ultrasound to determine the position of the fetus and then remove fetal tissue by placing ... also detect Down syndrome, this test can be carried out much earlier ...

of fetal RBCs in maternal circulation as determined by the Kleihauer-Betke test CVS = chorionic villus sampling; RhIG = Rh o immune globulin, anti-D immune globulin; RBC = red blood cell.