Even now, most older women who are candidates for prenatal diagnosis do not receive it.
Women of other ethnic backgrounds may be less open about their reasons for prenatal diagnosis.
If successful, this information can be used to identify affected family members, including prenatal diagnosis.
About 10% of Klinefelter cases are found by prenatal diagnosis.
The only medical intervention for a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome is abortion.
He said that most doctors have little or no training on how to relay a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
But he said he expected the major use of the method to be in very early prenatal diagnosis.
However, almost all women meet with a genetic counselor before deciding whether to have prenatal diagnosis.
Genetic counseling is recommended and prenatal diagnosis may be offered.
Such translocations are usually harmless and may be found through prenatal diagnosis.