Correlation of Pregnancy Associated Plasma Protein A and Zinc with Calculated Risk Ratio of Dual Test [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Introduction: First trimester screening by dual test is the most preferred method of antenatal screening. The detection rate of foetal aneuploidy using dual test is 95%.
Indranil Ghoshal +3 more
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Use of single serum progesterone level measurement as a predictor of the fetal viability during the first trimester [PDF]
Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018 Background and objective: Approximately one in third of pregnant women experience discomfort, pain and or vaginal bleeding during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Trifa Yousif Muttalib
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Progesterone’s Serum Level and a New Ultrasonographic Parameter in the First Trimester Pregnancy - Prognostic Factors for Embryonic Demise [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2019 Objective The etiology of embryonic demise is multifactorial, with chromosomal abnormalities being the most common (40%). The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the correlation between a serum biomarker, progesterone, and an ultrasonographic ...
Carmen Elena Bucuri +5 more
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Oxytocin in pregnancy and the postpartum: relations to labor and its management. [PDF]
, 2014 The purpose of this study was to examine variations in endogenous oxytocin levels in pregnancy and postpartum state. We also explored the associations between delivery variables and oxytocin levels.
Abenhaim, Haim +10 more
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The dynamics of vaginal and rectal Lactobacillus spp. flora in subsequent trimesters of pregnancy in healthy Polish women, assessed using the Sanger sequencing method [PDF]
, 2018 Background Lactobacilli play an important role in maintaining vaginal health and protection against bacterial infections in the genital tract. The aim of this study is to show the dynamics of changes of the vaginal and rectal Lactobacillus flora during ...
Bodaszewska-Lubaś, Małgorzata +6 more
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Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2020 OBJECTIVE: There are cases where ultrasonographic evaluation is inadequate in determining first-trimester healthy pregnancy. In these cases, both the patient and the clinician are involved in a worrying expectation.
Mehmet Nafi Sakar +7 more
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Medicina, 2023 Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate the bleeding that occurs during the first weeks of gestation and its implications throughout pregnancy.
Laura Baños Cándenas +3 more
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First- and Second-trimester Down Syndrome Screening: Current Strategies and Clinical Guidelines
Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2008 Down syndrome (DS) is the most common human disease caused by a structural chromosome defect. The original screening test for DS was maternal age or a history of a previously affected infant.
Sheng-Wen Shaw +6 more
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First-trimester or second-trimester screening, or both, for Down's syndrome [PDF]
, 2005 BACKGROUND: It is uncertain how best to screen pregnant women for the presence of fetal Down's syndrome: to perform first-trimester screening, to perform second-trimester screening, or to use strategies incorporating measurements in both trimesters ...
Ball, RH +20 more
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Pregnancy Outcome in Women Presenting with First Trimester Vaginal Bleeding [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2022 Background: First trimester hemorrhage affects roughly 16 percent to 25 percent of pregnancies. The vast variety of reasons of early pregnancy bleeding, the risk of miscarriage, and the worry of having any life-threatening etiology puts pregnant women ...
Wael Ibrahim +2 more
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