My patient is a healthy 42 year old woman, 10 weeks pregnant. This is her second pregnancy - first in this relationship. She was previously married and has a 20 year-old son. Her family doesn’t have any history of significant any genetic disorders. Because she is an older woman pregnant, and this is her first child in her new relationship, I would encourage her to get a prenatal test done to find out if her soon-to-be child will have any genetic disorders. Because of her age, there is a more likely hood of her child having Down syndrome or another genetic disorder. Also, this is her first child in her new relationship so the baby’s father could have some genetic disorders in his family. As a professional, I would encourage my patient to do the Nuchal Translucency Screening also known as NT. This screening is done for older women, and it is extremely less invasive than CVS and amniocentesis testing. This screening is an ultrasound test. It screens for Down syndrome and other disorders that are caused by extra copies of chromosomes, as well as congenital heart defects. NT measurements are not conclusive, so the NT screening test can't tell you for sure whether your child has a chromosomal disorder, but it can be combined with other information to provide the likelihood of such a disorder. Other may encourage their patient with these risks to also get the Amniocentesis test done. I personally would not encourage this test because I think it is highly invasive. As a pregnant woman, you are already going to the doctor numerous times and you already feel invasive. This test requires a long needle to go into your abdomen and uterus. Also this test does increase the chance of having a miscarriage. I believe that since my patient has no family genetic disorders, the Nuchal Translucency Screening would be good enough.