We sit in the Genetic MD's office which overlooks the second story side of the building. There are large trees outside and their leaves are beautiful Fall shades of oranges and reds. I am nervous, not knowing what exactly to expect.
I immediately recognize the doctor's heavy accent as Argentinian; my paternal grandfather had the same accent. She pulls out a blank piece of white paper and writes our names down at the top of the sheet. She shares with me that her name is Ana Maria, "so basically the same name as yours," she tells me, smiling. I immediately feel at ease with her. She then proceeds to take down our family history in a family tree type of flow chart. Our family history looks good, no red flags. She then tells us that she recommends a new test, a simple blood test, non-invasive, that will give us a 98-99% accuracy rate for Trisomy 13, 18 and 21. Handing us a brochure she says she feels comfortable with the test and highly recommends it. The test is called MaterniT21 and is conducted by a company in San Diego, CA called Sequenom. We feel this is the route to go.
The test is expensive, about $2500, but because I am of AMA (Advanced Maternal Age) our insurance should cover it. She assures us the most we will pay out of pocket is $235.
She tells us that it usually takes about 2 weeks to get the results, which she will call us with as soon as she knows. 2 vials of blood later we leave her office feeling nervous about the results, but secure in our decision.
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