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That 2% statistic is a bit misleading. Those tests carry a non-negligible risk of miscarriage, so they are generally only prescribed if other tests show that a
by in_cahoots 6y ago
That 2% statistic is a bit misleading. Those tests carry a non-negligible risk of miscarriage, so they are generally only prescribed if other tests show that a fetus is high-risk for one of various disorders. Furthermore, some women choose not to get the test even if they are high-risk, because they would never terminate. I’m not sure it’s possible to estimate the ‘true’ termination rate using these statistics.