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Amniocentesis, or an Amniotic Fluid Test (AFT), is a medical procedure used for prenatal diagnosis, in which a small amount of amniotic fluid is extracted from the amnion around a developing fetus. It is usually offered when there may be an increased risk for genetic conditions (e.g., Down syndrome, sickle-cell disease, cystic fibrosis, etc) in the pregnancy. Amniocentesis can be done as soon as there is enough amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus that a sample can be removed safely. Early amniocentesis can be performed as early as 13 weeks gestation. Standard amniocentesis is usually performed between 15 and 20 weeks gestation. Results take about two weeks. Often, genetic counseling is done before amniocentesis, or other types of genetic testing are offered. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Amniocentesis (Wikipedia)

Percutaneous transabdominal puncture of the uterus during pregnancy to obtain amniotic fluid. It is commonly used for fetal karyotype determination in order to diagnose abnormal fetal conditions. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Amniocentesis
Part Type
Method (Describes the method by which the test was performed)
Created On
2003-03-17
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Amniocentesis

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Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 羊膜穿刺术
Synonyms: 羊水诊断;羊膜穿刺;羊膜穿刺法;羊膜腔穿刺;羊膜腔穿刺术;羊膜腔穿刺法
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Amniotsentees
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Amniocentesis
it-IT Italian (Italy) Amniocentesi
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Amniyosentez
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) vruchtwaterpunctie
pl-PL Polish (Poland) amniopunkcja