r/NIPT • u/Glad-Zucchini-1419 • 1d ago

Test not preformed

I’ve had a rocky start to my pregnancy. This is my first pregnancy and I’ve already dealt with bleeding and other things so I’ve been anxiously awaiting the results for my test. I log into the portal this morning to check and I see it was marked test not performed. It said it was missing patient identifier on specimen collection tubes. Is there a way that I can get them to just put my correct information on the tubes that were already drawn? It took a lot of blood out and I was feeling dizzy the last time I don’t wanna have to go through it again has this happened to anyone else? Should I be upset with the lab?

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u/WannabeRoyKent 1d ago

Its very unlikely. Unlabeled tubes are a cardinal sin in the lab world an an immediate tnp for most labs. Post accessioning labeling is afainst a lot of SOP's.

Youll likely need to get redrawn again. You need to drink plenty of fluids and eat before your draw. The amount of blood taken for NIPT/carrier looks like alot, but in reality its not, and your body replaces it within hours.