Welcome to the Meaning of screening Resort! By visiting the three different islands at our resort you get to learn about prenatal genetic screening tests that are usually offered to you early in your pregnancy. The most common test you'll be offered is called noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) using cell-free DNA (cfDNA). The Meaning of Screening focuses on this type of screening test.
First, please take a moment to answer a couple of questions about your personal values. Keep these answers in mind as you explore the islands. If you aren’t sure how to answer, click No Next and you can answer them later or skip them completely.
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When deciding what you want to do it’s good to think about your personal feelings and opinions in addition to the medical facts. Think about what is important to you to answer these next questions.
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Question 1 of 4
How important is it to you to know whether or not your pregnancy has a health problem such as Down syndrome?
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Question 2 of 4
If you learned that Down syndrome or some other chromosome difference was a high risk for your pregnancy, would you consider a follow-up test to find out for sure, even if it has a small chance of causing miscarriage?
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Question 3 of 4
How much does it worry you that the initial screening test could show a problem with the pregnancy when there isn't one?
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Question 4 of 4
Would finding out if your baby had a higher risk for a health condition such as Down syndrome or other chromosome difference allow you to prepare or make medical management decisions for the pregnancy?
Skip questionThink about how you answered those questions to help you decide if cfDNA prenatal screening is right for you.