TRIPLE TEST (triple test)

PREGNANCY (PREGNANCY) TRIPLE TEST
The triple test (triple test) in maternal blood alphafetoprotein (AFP), free b-hCG and estriol (uE3) made by measuring a test. But it can be done between 15-22 weeks is usually done between 16-20 weeks. Such as the mother's arm, a small amount of blood taken for each assay, which is taken from the blood of the mother or the baby any harm or side effects. The sensitivity of the test, with the addition of a triple measurement of inhibin-A, which increased further quadruple test is done.

Hormone measurement results, mother's age, weight, smoking, and gestation variables such as whether it uses a computer program by entering the calculated risk. Objective chromosomal abnormalities Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) and neural tube defects (NTD) to determine the risks. Triple test and binary test, as distinct from the risk of neural tube defects can be determined through measurement of AFP.