Early Amniocentesis

Early Amniocentesis

GeneCare offers early amniocentesis for most patients less than 15 weeks LMP with 99% detection of open neural tube defects (ONTD) by acetylcholinestrase (AChE) testing. Standard amniocentesis is available for patients at 15 or more weeks gestation.

• Proven procedure as safe and accurate as standard amniocentesis
• Procedure risk is less than 1 in 200 using continuous ultrasound-guided amniocentesis.
• Early amniocentesis detects 99% of ONTD's with no AChE false positives
• Amniotic fluids can be transported (at no charge)
• Unsurpassed accuracy: 100% accurate chromosome diagnosis

Information provided on this site is for information purposes ONLY.  This should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, treatment or diagnosis.

• Overview
• Prenatal Screening Testing Options
• EARLYSCREEN First Trimester Screening
• Preeclampsia Risk Assessment
• The Next Step - AFP Only Screen
• Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
• AFP / FreeBeta Screening
• Amniocentesis
• Early Amniocentesis
• FISH Chromosomal Analysis
• DNA Testing
• Rh, ABO, Duffy, Kell, Kidd, MN
• Bone Marrow, Leukemic Blood, Solid Tumor
• Hereditary Hemochromatosis Testing
• Male Infertility
• Inherited Venous Thrombosis
• Postnatal Chromosome Analysis