Amniocentesis

GeneCare offers early amniocentesis for most patients 11-14 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

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