If there is any blood or clear fluid from the vagina, you should consult your own doctor. Details of charges are available from our practice. We will give you an account for the test itself plus the laboratory will separately send an account for laboratory services plus any necessary blood test. Medicare will cover part of the cost for each of these accounts. Those few patients in whom the test shows that the fetus has an abnormality will be given information so that they can make a choice about whether to continue the pregnancy.
Counselling is available.
C.V.S. can also be carried out via the transcervical approach. In our hands, a transabdominal approach is safer. The chromosomes may also be tested by amniocentesis - a pamphlet is available for this test. Since few physical abnormalities of the fetus can be detected using ultrasound at the time the C.V.S. is carried out, most obstetricians would suggest a further scan at 18 to 20 weeks. Summary C.V.S. is most commonly performed to exclude Down Syndrome and other abnormalities because of the age of the pregnant women.