Second-Trimester Quad Screen
AFP, hCG, unconjugated estriol and inhibin A reported as MoMs with risk estimates.
2 tests explainedAlso printed as Quad Screen, Maternal Serum Quad Screen, MSAFP Quad, AFP Tetra, Quadruple Marker
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The 2 tests in this panel
What each one measures and the range labs usually print for adults. Ranges differ a little between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against.
AFP (Alpha-Fetoprotein)
A protein made by a baby's liver before birth. Adults who aren't pregnant normally have very little. Doctors follow it in some liver and germ cell conditions.
- 18+
- 0–8.4 ng/mL
- Men, 18–30
- 0–5.7 ng/mL
- Women, 18–30
- 0–4.7 ng/mL
- Men, 31–50
- 0–6.9 ng/mL
hCG, Total, Quantitative (Beta-hCG)
The pregnancy hormone, measured as a number. It rises quickly in early pregnancy, so a trend over days tells more than a single value.
- Women, 55+
- up to 14 mIU/mL
Labs can include 9 more tests in this panel that we haven’t written up yet.