{"id":14920,"date":"2021-01-11T16:18:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T16:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medvinlab.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=14920"},"modified":"2024-11-01T04:31:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T04:31:42","slug":"alpha-fetoprotein-afp","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/medvinlab.com\/?product=alpha-fetoprotein-afp","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Alpha-fetoprotein\u00a0(AFP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An\u00a0<b>alpha-fetoprotein<\/b>\u00a0(<b>AFP<\/b>)\u00a0<b>test<\/b>\u00a0is a blood\u00a0<b>test<\/b>\u00a0that measures the amount of\u00a0<b>AFP<\/b>\u00a0present in blood. It&#8217;s usually part of what&#8217;s called a triple screen or quad screen in the second trimester of pregnancy. However, it can also be useful for adults who aren&#8217;t pregnant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div id=\"_2Hn8X52GOdnc9QPkobuoCQ68\" class=\"mWyH1d hide-focus-ring FXMOpb\" role=\"button\">\n<div class=\"hide-focus-ring cbphWd match-mod-horizontal-padding\" data-kt=\"Ki-i1YrHs8b3sWKO_b-8k9uk_QjBiLnu97bwjskB0o-Yq5X31upz4b2Xl_qH74XNAQ\" data-hveid=\"CCgQDw\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwid0vnRo5TuAhVZbn0KHeTQDpUQuk4oAHoECCgQDw\">When AFP test is done?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"_2Hn8X52GOdnc9QPkobuoCQ67\" class=\"gy6Qzb oNjtBb V1sL5c\" aria-labelledby=\"_2Hn8X52GOdnc9QPkobuoCQ68\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"_2Hn8X52GOdnc9QPkobuoCQ69\" class=\"y8URue\" data-hveid=\"CCgQEA\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwid0vnRo5TuAhVZbn0KHeTQDpUQu04oAXoECCgQEA\">\n<div class=\"mod\" data-md=\"61\">\n<div class=\"LGOjhe\" role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" data-hveid=\"CCUQAA\"><span class=\"ILfuVd NA6bn\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">If your doctor recommends an\u00a0<b>AFP test<\/b>, it is usually\u00a0<b>done<\/b>\u00a0between weeks 16 and 18 of pregnancy (during the second trimester). 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