How to Use amniocentesis in a Sentence

amniocentesis

noun

• On the way to the amniocentesis, Julia and her husband chose a name.
  — Anna Clark, ProPublica, 6 Dec. 2022
• Since then, the use of very invasive needle-to-the-womb amniocentesis testing has dropped.
  — Andy Kessler, WSJ, 5 July 2020
• The site is the 23andMe of flicks, reviews at the zygotic level, film criticism by amniocentesis.
  — Scott Brown, WIRED, 12 Nov. 2009
• Currently, the main way to get fetal DNA is through amniocentesis, i.e. inserting a needle into the womb.
  — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2011
• By 23 weeks, Miller still didn’t have the final results of her amniocentesis, but Pennsylvania law bans abortions after 24 weeks.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 11 May 2022
• Many centers rely on amniocentesis, which is not offered before the 15th week of pregnancy because the risks of complications are too high.
  — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2022
• That result spurred me to have an amniocentesis, which extracted fetal DNA via a long, thin needle inserted into my womb.
  — Bonnie Rochman, Time, 31 July 2017
• Terry Jo, who worked as a midwife, had suffered two miscarriages after the birth of her daughters, but the results of her amniocentesis and chromosome testing had come back normal.
  — Shelley Levitt, Woman's Day, 4 Dec. 2018
• During amniocentesis, a needle is inserted and some of the amniotic fluid surrounding the baby is withdrawn and tested for the virus.
  — Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times, 19 Jan. 2016
• The movie runs the spectrum of the invasive processes women are put through, with up close looks at blood collecting, tissue harvesting, miscarriage, and one too many amniocentesis procedures.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2023
• For half a century, women have relied on invasive and risky tests like amniocentesis, which collects DNA from the womb, to learn whether their unborn child had genetic abnormalities.
  — Amy Barth, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2012
• Logan’s only daughter is 20 weeks pregnant, and her amniocentesis test has revealed a perfectly healthy baby.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 17 Apr. 2023
• That can include amniocentesis, which tests your amniotic fluid; an autopsy of the baby; genetic testing of the baby; and testing for infections on the baby or placenta, the March of Dimes says.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 22 Mar. 2018
• This unfortunate term is thought to stem from a concept that dates back to the 1970s, when amniocentesis, a procedure to screen for genetic abnormalities, was becoming routine.
  — Rachel E. Gross, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2023
• The next round of tests, including an amniocentesis and echocardiogram, confirmed the severity of their baby's case of HLHS and an additional complication of aortic atresia.
  — Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2022
• Diagnostic tests, such as amniocentesis and CVS, offer the most definitive and comprehensive information about the health of the fetus.
  — Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2022
• Despite the need to have a long needle inserted into the uterus, many expectant mothers gratefully embraced amniocentesis, the now familiar genetic test.
  — Amy Barth, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2011
• Family members said Dr. Littlefield's greatest legacy may be his work in the use of amniocentesis — the isolation of fetal cells from the womb that diagnoses genetic disorders in fetuses.
  — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 29 Apr. 2017
• Family members said Dr. Littlefield’s greatest legacy may be his work in the use of amniocentesis — the isolation of fetal cells from the womb that diagnoses genetic disorders in fetuses.
  — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Washington Post, 1 May 2017
• After an ultrasound and a blood test showed positive markers for trisomy 21, her doctor pushed for amniocentesis, which tests amniotic fluid.
  — Asher Fogle, Good Housekeeping, 11 Feb. 2017
• One allows doctors to do prenatal genetic screening with a simple blood draw, without a risky amniocentesis procedure.
  — Paul R. Michel and Matthew J. Dowd, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2020
• Greves said 90% of his patients who come to him because of a fetal abnormality are more than 15 weeks pregnant, mostly because amniocentesis, ultrasounds and blood tests that reveal that type of information are done later in gestation.
  — Caroline Catherman, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Feb. 2022
• A week after the initial test results, an amniocentesis and an ultrasound to see Juliet's anatomy confirmed the worst: Juliet had a severe heart condition, muscular problems, and other complications.
  — Sara Reardon, CBS News, 27 June 2022
• A week after the initial test results, an amniocentesis and an ultrasound to see Juliet’s anatomy confirmed the worst: Juliet had a severe heart condition, muscular problems, and other complications.
  — al, 29 June 2022
• Down syndrome can be detected in fetuses through blood tests and amniocentesis, a test that samples amniotic fluid in the uterus to detect developmental abnormalities.
  — Gillian McGoldrick, Philly.com, 13 June 2018
• The procedure, whose full name is amniocentesis, involves taking a sample of a pregnant woman’s amniotic fluid to diagnose genetic disorders.
  — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 11 June 2023
• Both amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (another invasive procedure that collects placental cells from within the womb) carry a 1 percent risk of miscarriage.
  — Amy Barth, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2011
• While negotiating to ensure coverage by most major private insurance programs, the reimbursement for the test is expected to be similar to that of current invasive procedures like amniocentesis or CVS.
  — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2011
• That's because ultrasounds don’t usually give a clear picture of abnormalities until around 18 to 20 weeks, and patients must wait until nearly halfway into pregnancy to get tests like an amniocentesis to diagnose genetic disorders.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 11 May 2022
• Those are also the odds of having a miscarriage from amniocentesis, a diagnostic test for chromosomal abnormalities (including Down syndrome) that takes fluid with a needle from the amniotic sac that surrounds the baby, Dr. Streicher explains.
  — Korin Miller, Glamour, 27 July 2017

Last Updated: 20 Aug 2024