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Hi All,
I am 22 weeks pregnant mom. I did my U/S 2 weeks ago and as results, I've got everything normal expect that the LF/BPD was juged low (67%). The average is 71-83 %. My OB/Gyn asked me to repeat the U/S in 2 weeks. What does that mean? Is my baby in high risk? Has anyone experienced that before? I am very worried and I really need help..... Thanks |
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wrote in message ups.com... Hi All, I am 22 weeks pregnant mom. I did my U/S 2 weeks ago and as results, I've got everything normal expect that the LF/BPD was juged low (67%). The average is 71-83 %. My OB/Gyn asked me to repeat the U/S in 2 weeks. What does that mean? Is my baby in high risk? Has anyone experienced that before? I am very worried and I really need help..... Thanks Remember that ultrasound can only approximate measurements, so it's not even definite that your ratio is off at all. Plus, your 67% is awfully close to the normal range. As to what it *could* indicate, my recollection is that the concern is about Down Syndrome. Basically, the idea is that babies with Down Syndrome have shorter femurs than typical for other babies of the same gestational age. So, BPD estimates the gestational age of the fetus, and femur length is then compared. However, it's a _soft marker_, meaning that it's a clue that something *may* be wrong, but more often is just a normal variant. Here's some info about soft markers for Down Syndrome. http://www.prenatalultrasound.com/downloads/markers.pdf#search='pregnancy%20low%20femur%20leng th%20ultrasound%20biparietal%20diameter%20ratio' here's an article about how ethnicity affects the measurement. http://www.jultrasoundmed.org/cgi/reprint/21/7/719.pdf#search='pregnancy%20low%20femur%20length%2 0ultrasound%20biparietal%20diameter%20ratio' I did an internship in genetic counselling and had a referral from an OB for a patient with really short femur length (fetal). The OB brilliantly told the woman that her baby "probably" had Down syndrome. When she walked in my office, my mentor and I exchanged knowing glances and felt much relieved. Here before us was a 5 foot tall pregnant woman. Short femur length? Of course! sure enough, after a more thorough ultrasound, no other indicator of Down syndrome were found, and her amnio came back with normal chromosomes. The diagnosis? Short mom=short baby. The fact that all else was normal is greatly in your favor. If you also had a normal triple screen (or quad screen), the chances are even lower of there being a problem. You'll have a second u/s to confirm, and if you are still really anxious you can ask about amniocentesis, but it is not without risk (generally quoted as 1/200 chance of miscarriage). I hope this is helpful! Good luck, Amy |
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Thank you for everyone who found some time to answer me and for your
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