Chapter 521: Down Screening
Molly was delayed in the capital for another three days due to Tang Sihai's project, and Zhao Ze also disrupted his schedule.
I was going to go back to carry out the investment promotion work of the platform as soon as possible, but I couldn't rest assured that Molly was here, so Zhao Ze had to control it remotely, and he couldn't stop his work because he was not in the company.
Molly's side gave full play to her well-connected expertise, and finally found a breakthrough with an acquaintance, helping Tang Sihai successfully get the approval of the project.
Now in the eyes of Tang Sihai and Wu Yonggang, Molly is simply omnipotent, as long as she is allowed to go out, there is nothing that cannot be done.
After completing Tang Sihai's project docking, Molly and Zhao Ze also hurriedly flew back to Shengjing, because there were more important things than work, waiting for Molly.
Molly had already made an appointment with Wen Jing and Ji Xiaohe, and the three of them were going to Shengjing Maternal and Child Health Hospital together for Down screening and glucose tolerance testing.
Both of these tests are important for pregnant women in the second trimester.
The former Down Syndrome Screening is an abbreviation for Down syndrome prenatal screening test, which is a special test method.
The purpose is to determine the risk factor of fetal congenital stupidity and neural tube defects by testing the blood of pregnant women, detecting the concentration of alpha-fetal protein, chorionic gonadotropin and free estriol in maternal serum, and combining the age, weight, gestational age and other aspects of pregnant women.
Down syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is one of the most common pediatric chromosomal diseases and is an autosomal aberration.
The main characteristics of the child are developmental delay, mental retardation, and multi-organ developmental disorder or malformation.
The incidence of Down syndrome in China is 1/600 ~ 1/800, and one case of Down syndrome is born in an average of 20 minutes.
Because these two tests are more important, Molly also attaches great importance to them.
After returning to Shengjing, Molly contacted Wen Jing and Ji Xiaohe, planning to go for an examination together the next day.
They had already made an appointment with Director Cui Dandan of the Maternal and Child Health Hospital a long time ago, and because Wen Jing was pregnant with triplets, Cui Dandan's team had always been responsible for her pregnancy.
So Wen Jing called Cui Dandan and said that she would do an examination with the two of them, and Cui Dandan agreed very happily.
The next morning, the three pregnant mothers gathered in the hospital and came to Cui Dandan's consultation room together.
When Cui Dandan faced these three, he couldn't help but be very curious in his heart.
How did these three become best friends? Ages and jobs are different, so how can we talk together?
Cui Dandan thought so in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface.
Looking at the medical records of the three people, Cui Dandan first said to Wen Jing: "Miss Wen Jing, I don't need to say much about yours, you are pregnant with triplets, so this Tang screening is also different from the two of them." ”
"What? Is this Down syndrome screening test still different? Wen Jing asked puzzled.
Cui Dandan smiled and said, "Of course it's different, because it depends on the age of the pregnant woman, blood type, and the number of pregnancies to determine which test method you are suitable for."
Well, what you need to do now is amniocentesis, which is an invasive test in the second trimester of pregnancy, which is a chromosomal karyotype analysis of fetal cells by culturing the cells shed in the amniotic fluid of the fetus, and enzymatic testing to diagnose chromosomal diseases and metabolic genetic diseases in the fetus.
Generally, 20 ml of amniotic fluid is extracted, the cells shed in the amniotic fluid are cultured (there may be a risk of infection, amniotic fluid leakage, miscarriage, etc.), and the chromosomes of the cells are tested (the fetus chromosome 21 is tested), and the culture success rate is 98%, and the detection accuracy is 100%. ”
"Ahh Dr. Cui, are you saying that you want to put a needle in my stomach to pump amniotic fluid? Wouldn't that be painful, my God! And are you sure this won't hit my child? Wen Jing was about to get up from her chair, she couldn't accept such an inspection anyway, this is too scary!
Molly on the side was also frightened by Cui Dandan's words at this time, and hurriedly asked, "Doctor Cui, then do I also have to do this amniocentesis?" Isn't there a painless way to get tested? ”
"Yes, yes, Dr. Cui, I also want to ask this question, is there no way to avoid such a scary inspection? We're not afraid to spend money, so you'd better check it out in another way! "Wen Jing is the last person to do this test now.
Ji Xiaohe, who was still on the side, asked the two of them stupidly and said, "What's wrong with you two, why did you scare the two of you like this, can this thing be changed?" Unlikely!
Doctor, don't listen to them, check how you want, where is it so hypocritical! ”
"Shut up now!" Molly and Wen Jing said to Ji Xiaohe together.
Looking at the three pregnant women in front of him, you said a word, Cui Dandan knocked on the table with his hand.
"Alright! Shut up, y'all! This is a hospital, you think you are buying vegetables in the vegetable market, and you can still bargain!
The reason for both of you is amniocentesis, the reason is that Wen Jing is pregnant with triplets, and the data of amniocentesis is more accurate, and you are already an older mother, so you must take amniocentesis.
And you, you are the youngest here, and you are also a mother-in-law, so you don't need to use amniocentesis for your examination, just use non-invasive DNA to test genes. ”
Wen Jing and Molly were also deflated when they heard Cui Dandan's words, after all, they are the director of the Department of Pregnancy and Gynecology, and they can be regarded as the authority of this department, so they have to do whatever they say.
When Ji Xiaohe heard that he didn't have to do this amniocentesis, he happily stood up from his seat.
"Really! I don't have to do amniocentesis, hahaha, it's great! Yes! Ji Xiaohe made a V-shaped gesture towards Wen Jing and Molly, and sat back on the chair triumphantly.
"Huh? Dr. Cui, what kind of examination do I have, and what is the difference between them and the two of them? Ji Xiaohe asked again.
Cui Dandan saw that Ji Xiaohe didn't understand anything at all, so he had to patiently say to her: "Non-invasive DNA detection gene is a new technology, the principle is: fetal cells will penetrate into the mother's blood through the placenta, and will be destroyed by the maternal immune system, and the fetal DNA will remain, and the fetus's free DNA will be detected by the mother's blood, and the fetus will be at risk of Down syndrome."
Your examination is much simpler than the two of them, only pregnant women of appropriate age can do your examination, because of the particularity of their age and pregnancy, so they must do amniocentesis examination, so as to ensure the accuracy of the screening data.
Okay, I've explained it clearly enough to the three of you, there are other people behind you who want to see a doctor, you should hurry up and pay for the examination, there are a lot of people who come here for the examination today, why don't you hurry up. ”