Chorionic Villus Sampling

Reports summarize chorionic villus sampling research from J.R. Wax and co-authors

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, November 22nd, 2009

According to a study from the United States, "The purpose of this study was to compare anticipated and perceived pain that is associated with transabdominal and transcervical chorionic villus sampling (CVS). Women with singleton pregnancies who were undergoing CVS completed a preprocedure 0-10 visual analog scale (VAS; 0 = no pain, 10 = excruciating pain) for anticipated transabdominal and transcervical CVS-related pain."

"After the procedure, patients completed a VAS for perceived pain. One hundred twenty-one women underwent transabdominal (n = 98) or transcervical (n = 23) CVS. Anticipated pain was 4.5 +/- 2.0, which was similar in patients who ultimately under-went...

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