A 'chorionic villus sampling' (or CVS) is a test that takes a small sample of cells from the baby's placenta. The sample of cells is sent to the laboratory to 'grow' or 'culture', until there are ...

CVS is done when there is evidence an unborn baby may have a genetic abnormality, like Down’s syndrome. The outer reaches of the baby’s placenta, where it fuses with the mother (chorionic villi) are ...

August 16, 2010 — Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) at 11 to 13 weeks of gestation is not linked to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, according to the results of a study reported in the August issue ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Testing for genetic defects early in pregnancy through chorionic villus sampling, or CVS, does not appear to raise the risk of fetal loss. CVS involves using a needle to ...

A medical procedure in which a catheter is inserted through the vagina and cervix to obtain a small sample of tissue from the edge of the chorion to diagnose possible defects of the developing foetus.

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): In a significant medical milestone, the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at AIIMS Bhopal successfully performed its first Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) procedure on ...

Chorionic villus sampling is a prenatal diagnostic test performed for prenatal genetic testing involving a biopsy of placental tissue between 10 to 13 weeks gestation. The tissue harvested is the ...

This is the fifth in a series of articles exploring testing procedures available for you and your baby during pregnancy. Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a testing procedure performed during the ...