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I took the verifi prenatal test by progenity. I took it because my doctor offered the test and did not explain, it was more of a screening took, and the test claims they are "highly accurate" and false positives are "very rare". I received a positive test result for turners syndrome. I was devastated and beyond worried. I had to have a level 2 ultrasound, meet with a genetic counselor, and have an amniocentesis (that carried a risk of miscarriage) while going through horrible stress while pregnant. The amnio came back negative. During this process, i was told by the counselor that this test has high false positive rates for turners and is not 100% accurate for any syndrome. We are now incurring the cost of all the tests. I have high blood pressure now, i can't sleep at night and have to take medication, and i may have to see a therapist, because this test came back positive and i went through emotional turmoil. We don't know the effects the stress is having on the baby. I think the fda needs to regulate this test, they should make sure the test does not claim high accuracy and make sure that doctors explain this test to their pts. I don't want any more parents going through this experience.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5