The Pros And Cons Of Noninvasive Prenatal Testing

Although technology provides patients with answers, the tests can sometimes give false positives. The results could be skewed, and lead the parents to believe their child might have a genetic abnormality when in fact they do not. There may also be a chance that the screening will not pick up an abnormality when there is one. This only happens rarely, but if a patient is worried about the results they may a drastic decision before receiving diagnostic testing. In a recent study, women stated that they recognized that the chance of a false positive and false negative result is greatly decreased with Noninvasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT). However, they still considered the possibility of such results as an important disadvantage and factor in their