Congenital defects detectable by CVS sample

• April 25, 2024

The prenatal exams provide information about the health of the mother and baby before birth, so some tests are considered routine and others are recommended only for those who have pregnancies high-risk.

In the latter case, one of the tests that are usually carried out is the sample of chorionic villi (CVS) or placenta, in which a small portion of tissue is removed from the placenta and is examined for genetic anomalies, such as Down's Syndrome .

Unlike amniocentesis, this test can be done before (between week 10 and 12), which gives more time to prospective parents to receive advice and make decisions.

However, the CVS for all pregnant women because there is a small risk of abortion Spontaneous or mild bleeding after the test.

Because the test can be done in two ways (transcervical or transabdominal, in GetQoralHealth we present a video of the Dr. Rafael Bruns where the procedure exemplifies you:

In most cases the results of the CVS show that the baby is healthy and does not have congenital defects . If a condition is detected, it is possible to treat the baby with medication or surgery before or after birth.

Remember that you can perform this test if you present risk factors such as age (over 35 years or adolescent), family history of disorders, substance abuse, risk of sexually transmitted diseases , pregnancy multiple or suffer from a chronic degenerative disease.

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Video Medicine: Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) (April 2024).