Longitudinal determination of serum placental protein 13 during development of preeclampsia [PDF]
, 2008 Objective: To determine maternal serum placental protein 13 (PP13) in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia. Methods: A prospective, longitudinal study with 41 normal pregnant women, 18 cases with preterm delivery or cervix insufficiency and 4 with ...
Bartz, Clemens +5 more
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Loss of maternal annexin A5 increases the likelihood of placental platelet thrombosis and foetal loss [PDF]
, 2012 Antiphospholipid syndrome is associated with an increased risk of thrombosis and pregnancy loss. Annexin A5 (Anxa5) is a candidate autoantigen. It is not known, however, whether endogenous Anxa5 prevents foetal loss during normal pregnancy.
Brachvogel, Bent +11 more
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Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2016 Introduction. D-dimer levels increase throughout pregnancy, hampering the usefulness of the conventional threshold for dismissing thromboembolism. This study investigates the biological fluctuation of D-dimer in normal pregnancy. Methods.
Katrine K Hedengran +3 more
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Sperm chromatin dispersion test before sperm preparation is predictive of clinical pregnancy in cases of unexplained infertility treated with intrauterine insemination and induction with clomiphene citrate [PDF]
, 2016 Background/aims: A large proportion of men with normal sperm results as analyzed using conventional techniques have fragmented DNA in their spermatozoa.
De Croo, Ilse +4 more
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Abdominal decompression in normal pregnancy [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1998 Abdominal decompression was developed as a means of pain relief during labour. It has also been used for complications of pregnancy, and in healthy pregnant women in an attempt to improve fetal wellbeing and intellectual development.The objective of this review was to assess the effects of prophylactic abdominal decompression on admission for pre ...
G Justus, Hofmeyr, Regina, Kulier
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Ischemia Modified Albumin as a Marker of Oxidative Stress in Normal Pregnancy.
Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 2016 INTRODUCTION Normal pregnancy is always associated with immense stress in order to accommodate the increasing demands of the developing fetus. Various metabolic changes along with vascular remodeling occur in maternal system.
Jyotirmayee Bahinipati, P. C. Mohapatra
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Viral Infections and Spontaneous Abortion in Women: A Case-Control Study [PDF]
Journal of Kerman University of Medical SciencesBackground: Spontaneous abortion before the 20th week, a prevalent pregnancy complication, is often linked to intrauterine viral infections. This study aims to identify DNA viruses in placental tissue from women with spontaneous abortion and full-term ...
Maryam Yarabbi +7 more
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Innate lymphoid cells in normal pregnancy and pregnancy-Related diseases
Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, 2020 Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are a group of lymphocytes without diversified antigen receptors encoded by gene rearrangement on T and B cells. ILCs, which are tissue-resident innate immune cells, expressed particularly in the mucosa or the barrier surface,
Cheng-Jie Wang +3 more
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Iodine and pregnancy – a qualitative study focusing on dietary guidance and information [PDF]
, 2018 Iodine is essential for thyroid hormones synthesis and normal neurodevelopment; however, ~60% of pregnant women do not meet the WHO (World Health Organization) recommended intake.
Bouga, Maria +2 more
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Metabolomics of Human Amniotic Fluid and Maternal Plasma during Normal Pregnancy
PLoS ONE, 2016 Metabolic profiles of amniotic fluid and maternal blood are sources of valuable information about fetus development and can be potentially useful in diagnosis of pregnancy disorders.
M. Orczyk-Pawiłowicz +5 more
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