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Ive read about it, but I can decide if I should take the alphafetaprotein triple screen (AFP3 or Downscreen Plus)?

April 26, 2017AFP3 alphafetaprotein decide downscreen Plus read screen triple

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Ive read about it, but I can decide if I should take the alphafetaprotein triple screen (AFP3 or Downscreen Plus)?

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If you think, or are curious that you may be carrying a Down’s syndrome baby, you should take the AFP3 test. Many babies are born with Down’s syndrome each year to women under the age of 35, when amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is available.