First trimester screening

Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2005;60(1):58-62. doi: 10.1159/000083485. Epub 2005 Feb 1.

Abstract

Screening for aneuploidy has traditionally been reserved for women of advanced maternal age. More recent advances in serum screening and ultrasound technology have allowed women of all ages to be offered screening in the second and even first trimester. These methods and their effectiveness are discussed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aneuploidy*
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Genetic Diseases, Inborn / diagnosis*
  • Genetic Diseases, Inborn / genetics
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening / methods*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Trimester, First*
  • Prenatal Diagnosis / methods*