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Prenatal Testing

Glucose Tolerance Testing

This test is performed routinely to determine whether you have gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that can develop in a pregnant woman who didn't have diabetes before pregnancy. It is caused by changes in a pregnant woman's metabolism and hormone production. The risk of gestational diabetes is higher in women over 30, who have a family history of diabetes, or who are obese.

A glucose tolerance test is usually done between the 24th and 28th weeks of pregnancy. You will be asked to drink a glucose solution and after an hour, blood is drawn and the glucose level is checked. About 15 percent of pregnant women who are given a glucose tolerance test will have abnormal levels and a second test is done.

More Tests

--Amniocentesis
--Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
--Contraction Stress test (CST)
--Glucose Tolerance Testing
--Hemoglobin Test
--MSAFPT Test
--Non-Stress (NST) Test
--Rh Factor
--Triple Screen Test
--Ultrasound
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