Category Archives: Alpha Fetoprotein Test

AFP Triple Screen Test

By Ashley | January 11, 2010

AFP Triple Screen Test
The AFP triple test or the Quad test is a screening test which is taken by a woman in the second trimester of her pregnancy. AFP test simply evaluates the health of the developing baby and the likelihood of development of any abnormalities. This test can usually predict your unborn child’s likelihood [...]

Afp Test Down Syndrome

By Ashley | January 6, 2010

Afp Test Down Syndrome
The AFP test or Alpha fetoprotein test is a test that is conducted in adults and children for completely different reasons. In adults, AFP should exist in only trace amounts and therefore, if it is present in high amounts, it would indicate that there is some kind of tumor in the body. [...]

Afp Prenatal Test

By Ashley | January 6, 2010

Afp Prenatal Test
The AFP prenatal test is one of the tests that are used to detect the possibilities of fetal abnormalities like neural tube defects, omphalocele, and Down’s syndrome. The test is curiously also conducted on adults as well to diagnose, at a high level, the possibility of a hepatocellular carcinoma. The test is conducted [...]