How do the doctors detect that a parent is a carrier of down syndrome? Or can they even do that?

I need to know how they find out if a parent is a carrier. Meaning that the parent has a risk of passing it on to the child. PLEASE HELPHow do the doctors detect that a parent is a carrier of down syndrome? Or can they even do that?
Yes they can diagnose that they have tests and even with simple ultrasound they can tell by the mesurements of the neck, go to your doctor and ask questions they have tests to do that! You can't tell if your a carrier I don't think, it usually connected with siblings/too close in gene have children and I think age is a factor but I'm not sure of that but you can ask those questions at your doctor they should know and be updated with todays technology!





You can't worry about these things either, if your ready to become a parent these are risks we take and we live with our decisions and love all children no matter what! I know kids with downs and they live active normal lives they are spirited children and loveable, dont' worry about what ifs and think more about positive things or you just not ready for kids yet!





CherHow do the doctors detect that a parent is a carrier of down syndrome? Or can they even do that?
Down's syndrome is not an inherited disease, so you can in no way tell from the parents.





The disease is the result of having extra chromosomes, ie. that too much genetic material has been put in the cell that makes the child.