If you are worried or concerned then you should try and speak to a medical professional. There are tests and screenings available between 11 & 20 weeks; the results of these are not always conclusive. Speak to a Doctor Who will be able to advise you.
The male contributes about 5% of the risk, statistically.
The female contribution of risk increases with her age. A woman's statistical risk at age 20 is 1 in 1529, so a 17 year old should be safer - much less than 1/10 of 1%.
Since this disease is linked to accumulating damage to the parents egg and/or sperm, you should also consider personal exposure to mutagens/radiation or dietary deficiencies.
Oddly enough, immediately after a Down syndrome birth, a higher risk drops to about 1% for subsequent pregnancies, indicating some kind of repair or elimination of defective cells. This is the same risk faced by 40 year old women.
the odds of having a baby with beckwith weidemann syndrome is 1 in 13,700 in the united states. that is 300 per year.
Yes, the processes of IVF do not change the odds of having a baby with Down syndrome. Your reproductive endocrinologist can talk to you about risks and testing.
1 in 650.
The odds of a baby being born with Down's syndrome depend on various factors, including the mother's age. On average, the chance of having a baby with Down's syndrome is approximately 1 in 1,000 for women under 30, and it increases to about 1 in 100 for women over 40. Prenatal testing can provide a more accurate assessment of individual risk.
no, i would not risk an amnio, the odds are your baby is fine.
Maternal age influences the odds of conceiving a baby with Down syndrome.The incidence of Down syndrome in a woman under 30 is approximately 1:1,000, according to the National Institutes for Health (NIH). This increases to approximately 1:400 by the age of 35, and to 1:12 by age 49.Some breakdown figures from our contributorsAt the maternal age of 20-24, the probability is 1:1562At 37, the odds of having a child with Down syndrome are about 1:170 (according to my doctor from a top-ranked hospital as of Dec 2008).At age 35-39, the probability is 1:214Above age 45, the probability is 1:19.
If a parent has AS the odds of offspring having AS is estimated at 80%. If the husband does not exhibit AS traits than the odds are reduced greatly but still possible as AS is genetic.
The odds of conceiving a baby boy are around 51%. This puts the odds of having a boy or a girl about equal. Gender is determined before fertilization when the gametes cells join.
1 out of 365 These odds improve if she has sex and gets pregnant about 3 months after her birthday.
50/50 if the gene runs in your family
At age 30, for example, a woman has about a 1 in 900 chance of conceiving a child with Down Syndrome. Those odds increase to about 1 in 350 by age 35. By 40 the risk rises to about 1 in 100.It occurs by going through fermentation and supplies alcohol in the brain resulting in down syndrome.
Older mothers have more problems with their body's than younger one's do, therefore it makes them more vulnerable to having a child with DS than a younger mother with a healthier body haveing a child with DS.