Chorionic villus sampling is a prenatal diagnostic test performed for prenatal genetic testing involving a biopsy of placental tissue between 10 to 13 weeks gestation. The tissue harvested is the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Testing for genetic defects early in pregnancy through chorionic villus sampling, or CVS, does not appear to raise the risk of fetal loss. CVS involves using a needle to ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): In a significant medical milestone, the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at AIIMS Bhopal successfully performed its first Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) procedure on ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Prenatal diagnosis is the process of evaluating the presence of disease or potential disease in the fetus, this enables families to be better prepared before the birth of the ...

Courtesy Getty Images In some rare cases, chorionic villus sampling can cause the mother to come into contact with the infant's blood, leading to alloimmunization. In pregnancies at risk of developing ...

Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is an antenatal test that is used to determine whether or not the foetus is carrying any chromosomal abnormalities, such as Down's syndrome. It is a very accurate test ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Prenatal diagnosis is the process of evaluating the presence of disease or potential disease in the fetus, this enables families to be better prepared before the birth of the ...

Three months into her pregnancy, the woman in my office worried that her fetus might have Down syndrome. She wanted a definitive diagnosis, so I referred her to a doctor who inserted a 3 1/2-inch ...