I had the double test done at 12 weeks [Blood work and Nuchal fold screening] and got my results back this week. The Down's risk result came back at 1:13000 which for my age [34] as I understand is quite good.
I am living in Turkey and the doctors tend to be quite alarmist here. The Nuchal fold result was fine, as was the HCGb result, but the PAPP-A result came back a little high, and the doctors started talking about Downs and further tests etc [triple test and amnio]. By my understanding the Downs risk result is calculated from a combination of blood work and the nuchal fold result? Surely if there was anything of any major concern my Down's risk result would have been a lot worse. I heard in the UK they dont even offer you further test unless your result is 1:250 or less. Also according to all the websites a low PAPP-A result can indicate Downs syndrome but I have been able to find no information as to what a high PAPP-A result is a marker for?
Does anyone have any advice, as I feel that they may have scared me unnecessarily, and that perhaps further tests are not really required.
Thanks in advance for any replies.