In my last visit to hospital. I was advised to have triple test. I have got the test done. Report of the same has also come. But due to some reasons I had to leave for my home town and won't be able to visit till next week. anxious abt result of the test. Test says (1) AFP-26.3 ng/mL (2) HCG-8585 mIU/mL (3) ESTRIOL, FREE-0.55 ng/mL. Is everything fine?

Dr. Sajeev KumarGeneral Physician32yrs exp

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An alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test checks the level of AFP in a pregnant woman's blood. AFP is a substance made in the liver of an unborn baby (fetus). The amount of AFP in the blood of a pregnant woman can help see whether the baby may have such problems as spina bifida and anencephaly. Because the median is calculated from tests of other women's pregnancies at the same gestational age, in effect MoM is independent of gestational age. A typical normal range is 0.5 to 2.0 or 2.5 MoM. Raised levels of maternal AFP at 16-18 weeks of gestation are found in fetal neural tube defects. HCG is variable based on the time of pregnancy. AS your AFP is high it need to be seen by your treating doctor and it shows some defect in neural tube of the fetus.  

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