Jana, 31, Zvolen

I’d like to thank you for inventing this method of baby health screening based on maternal blood samples. Thanks to your invention, I only went through a mere three weeks of suffering, instead of another several months. You saved us from an awful amount of absurd decision-making about whether or not we were up to the challenge of raising a handicapped baby.
Your test showed that our baby was actually healthy and the triple test had been wrong. I’d like to thank you again for making this method available, and I’ll keep my fingers crossed so that the test is available to all mothers regardless of their social or financial backgrounds.

Zuzana, 38, Bratislava, Slovakia

I have always wanted to be a mother, but I only managed to get pregnant when I was 37 thanks to IVF. Since this was going to be my first and probably the only child, I made absolutely sure everything was going to be perfect. I found amniocentesis risky, and when I found out about TRISOMY test, I did not hesitate. It is so simple and painless – and the reassurance is priceless.

Janka, 30, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

My pregnancy was absolutely normal during the first trimester and my husband and I were looking forward to our baby very much. However, the triple test revealed a complication. Our likelihood of having a baby with Down syndrome was 1:30. We were both shocked, and I did not know what to do. My doctor suggested amniocentesis, but I was afraid to go ahead with it. Fortunately, the subsequent ultrasound scan showed there was nothing to worry about, and Miško is a healthy baby. If I’d had a chance to have the results confirmed by a simple blood test, I wouldn’t have hesitated for a second. It would have saved me from weeks of waiting and uncertainty.

Slávka, 34, Žarnovica, Slovakia

I was 34 and it was my second pregnancy. My first pregnancy at the age of 26 went well. However, women over 35 are associated with a higher risk of Down syndrome and further examination is necessary (if they want to be certain). To be honest, I did have certain doubts… I considered all the options available at the time. I wanted to avoid amniocentesis, which does involve certain miscarriage risks even though it can identify genetic foetal disorders with high accuracy. Eventually, I chose a non-invasive prenatal screening based on a simple blood test and I do not regret it. If this possibility had existed ten years ago, I would have definitely used it. To be on the safe side, you know.

Martina, 29 and Juraj, 34, Námestovo, Slovakia

Basic biochemical screening indicated some of my parameters were, due to my age, slightly higher, which made me feel uncertain and worried. That is why my husband and I decided to give TRISOMY test a try. One simple blood test and the results were in within a few days. The relief we felt when the doctor confirmed we were facing no risk was indescribable! And as a bonus, we learnt it’s a baby girl. We’ve been using her first name since then, which brings the three of us even closer to one another.

Anna, 32, Nová Baňa

I was absolutely satisfied – not only with the Trisomy test itself but also with the way the Medirex laboratories handled the whole thing. I’ll never regret the money it cost. Many thanks for this opportunity to avoid amniocentesis, which would have put my baby at risk. I now have a beautiful and perfectly healthy baby boy!

Ingrid, 34, Bratislava

I recommend Trisomy test screening to everyone. My screening test results weren’t that bad but I was referred to amniocentesis “just in case”. As I didn’t want to go through it, I was really happy to learn about this alternative option. In the end, it was great that I could make a decision about what to do next based on those results – and we learnt about our baby’s sex as a bonus! 🙂

Jana, 37, Skalica

I recommend this test to every mother-to-be! Thanks to the test results, I could enjoy a happy and peaceful pregnancy. On top of it all, this way we knew for certain that we were expecting a baby boy. Highly recommended!

Júlia, 37, Bratislava

My AFP test results were positive due to my age, so I was referred for amniocentesis. I didn’t want to take any chances, so I looked up some information on Trisomy test and I had a blood sample taken in my doctor’s surgery. The test results were negative and I was much more at ease afterwards. I have a beautiful and healthy baby now!

Lenka, 38, Žilina

I was happy that there was such a screening option because I’m 38 and the statistics they use to determine the likelihood of foetal disorders are alarming. Another thing I was happy about was that could also learn about the sex of our baby. I’m glad that you do this kind of screening here and I didn’t have to travel far to have a test done. I didn’t even have to undergo any examinations – all it took was a blood sample!

Mirka, 34

Since my test results in week 12 of my pregnancy came back positive for Down Syndrome, I started looking for a more reliable type of screening. Trisomy test screening was actually recommended to me by a friend of mine – my blood sample was analysed within a very short time and the results were all good. Fortunately, my fears were not confirmed, which was a load off my mind!

Monika, 39, Lučenec

I think it’s a great solution in this day and age – it helps you become a bit more relaxed when your biochemical results are bad. It’s fast, safe for the baby, and the results are almost 100% certain. Even the price is relatively acceptable. I definitely recommend it to all mothers-to-be. That said, I wish our health insurance companies would reimburse the cost of the screening at least to some extent.