How Do You Diagnose Triple X Syndrome?
Occurring when an extra X chromosome is attached to each cell in a female’s body, Triple X syndrome affects approximately 0.1 percent of the population. While women with Triple X syndrome are not at increased risk for any other health problems, they typically have learning disabilities and complications that affect their sexual maturation. Read on to learn how to diagnose Triple X syndrome. Know that the extra X chromosome passed down to girls born with Triple X syndrome comes from her mother and occurs at random. Nothing can be done, before or during pregnancy, to prevent the third chromosome from being passed along. For reasons that aren’t entirely clear, mothers aged 38 and older are at increased risk for passing along the extra X chromosome that causes Triple X syndrome. Familiarize yourself with amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS). These are pre-natal screening tests used to determine if your daughter will be born with Triple X syndrome. In amniocentesis, a sample of
