Doctors use two types of
blood tests to check for pregnancy:
·
Quantitative
blood test (or the beta hCG test) measures the
exact amount of hCG in your blood. So it can find even tiny amounts of hCG. ...
·
Qualitative hCG
blood tests just check to see if the pregnancy hormone
is present or not. So it gives a yes or no answer.
Tests
for 1st Trimester of pregnancy
v Hemoglobin
v Hemoglobin
electrophoresis
v TSH
Thyroid profile
v Blood
group
v Hepatitis
b and C
v Blood
sugar
v VDRL
v HIV
v Trans
veginal scan for fetal wellbeing
v Blood
B HCG
v Double
marker test
v NT
& NB scan
v Amniocentesis in
special cases
v Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test or multiple
marker test
v Chorionic villus sampling
v Cell-free fetal DNA testing
v Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling
(withdrawing a small sample of the fetal blood from the umbilical cord)
v Ultrasound scan
Tests
for 2nd Trimester of pregnancy
v CBC
v RPR,
a rapid plasma reagin test for syphilis
v sexually
transmitted infections (STIs)
v Urine
test
v Bacterial
vaginosis
v Ultra
sound scan
v Thyroid
profile
v One-hour glucose tolerance test (Glucola)
v Triple screen test
In the second trimester, all women under the
age of 35 should be offered a triple screen test. This is also sometimes called
“multiple marker screening” and “AFP plus.” During the test, the mother’s blood
is tested for three substances. These are:
·
AFP, which is a
protein produced by the fetus
·
hCG, which is a
hormone that’s produced in the placenta
·
estriol, which is a
type of estrogen produced by both placenta and fetus
Ultrasound with a method called the “maximum
vertical pocket.”
Tests for 3rd Trimester of
pregnancy
v Group B Streptococcus Screening
v Ultra sound
v Target scan
v STI Tests
v During the third trimester, your doctor might
also check for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Depending on your risk
factors, your doctor might test for:
v
Chlamydia
v
HIV
v
syphilis
v
gonorrhea
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