What does CVS stand for?

Chorionic Villus Sampling (pre-natal test)

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With Coco, she was offered the two definitive forms of antenatal screening: chorionic villus sampling (which didn't work) and amniocentesis.

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But if the scan is also positive, a woman may choose to have either an amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling test.

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Either through amniocentesis, or chorionic villus sampling.

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Thus invasive procedures such as an amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and the associated miscarriage risk could potentially be avoided.

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Currently, maternal-fetal specialists rely on invasive procedures, such as amniocentesis, in which a small amount of amniotic fluid is extracted, and chorionic villus sampling, which removes a small piece of placental tissue.

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Sau Wai Cheung at BCM, researcher examined 300 cases and described use of array comparative genomic hybridization to analyze samples taken during amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling for chromosomal abnormalities.

Microchips may help improve prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome

So this should be the first step in putting an end to invasive testing procedures like amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling," Quake told Reuters.

Researchers devise safer Down's syndrome test

Chorionic Villus Sampling The most feared and invasive of all pregnancy tests, this is an exhausting test for a woman to endure.

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