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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Fetal Sex"”.
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Patient Understanding of Fetal Sex Versus Gender in the Context of Routine Cell-Free DNA Screening
… is the current standard of care to screen for fetal aneuploidy using cell-free DNA (cfDNA). NIPT screens for sex chromosome aneuploidies (SCAs) and in doing so, can predict fetal chromosomal sex. Despite sex and gender being distinct concepts, many patients refer to NIPT as “the gender test” …
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Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (Nips) Testing Motivations and Informed Decision Making In The Low-Risk Population
… motives for electing NIPS, such as for fetal sex disclosure, may arise and result in a less informed decision about proceeding with NIPS. Therefore, our study aimed to characterize low-risk patients’ motivations for NIPS election, compare motivations between informed and uninformed …
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Cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) enrichment for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): a comparison of molecular techniques
Prenatal assessment of fetal health is routinely offered throughout pregnancy to ensure that the most effective management can be provided to maintain fetal and maternal well-being. Currently, invasive testing is used for definitive diagnosis of fetal aneuploidy, which is associated with a 1% risk …
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Post-Transfer Outcomes in Cultured Bovine Embryos Supplemented with Epidermal Growth Factor, Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, and Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1
… embryo quality and post-transfer placental and fetal development. For each replicate (3 total), slaughterhouse-derived bovine oocytes were matured and fertilized in vitro. At day 4 post-fertilization, ≥8 cell embryos were harvested, pooled, and exposed to either the EFI treatment (10ng/ml EGF, …
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Genetic Structure and Demographic Analysis of Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium)
… with a heavily skewed female-biased adult sex ratio. Furthermore, I combined genetic and contemporary demographic data to generate a species persistence model of the Key deer. Sensitivity tests within the population viability analysis brought to light the importance of fetal sex ratio and …
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Elucidating the role of Mitoferrin (Mfrn), Iron Regulatory Proteins (IRP1 and IRP2) and Hephaestin (Heph) in Iron Metabolism by tagSNP and Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI) analysis
… weight in the presence of covariates such as sex of the fetus, gestational age and mother's booking weight. Two-way ANCOVA analysis was carried out to check if the covariates have any influence on the dependent variable in the presence of fixed factors. From the ANCOVA analysis of Mfrn tagSNPs …
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The role of the Igf2/H19 locus in regulating murine placental endocrine capacity
The placenta is responsible for materno-fetal nutrient transfer and produces an abundance of hormones and signalling factors that adapt maternal metabolism to support fetal growth. In mice, these functions are performed in two distinct placental regions, the transport labyrinth zone (Lz) and the …
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Effects of intrauterine dynamics on steroidogenesis and conceptus development in the porcine
… and 2) the effects of intrauterine position and fetal sex on conceptus development and in vitro steroidogenic activity of the placenta and endometrium at d 40, 60, 80, and 100 of gestation. All variables were examined in gilts that were uterine intact before hysterectomy (n=19) and in gilts …
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Fetal Biometry and Early Behavioural Development
… thesis is to explore the use of standardised fetal biometric measurements and their relationship, if any, with later infant outcomes. In addition, the possible influence of fetal sex and several maternal conditions (polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), hirsutism and autism) on fetal growth …
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The serum concentrations of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free triiodothyronine (fT3) and free thyroxine (fT4) during early pregnancy
… unit, as well as other changes in maternal and fetal physiology. The present longitudinal study has investigated two main areas of endocrinology in circulating maternal serum from positive pregnancy test to the detection of a fetal heartbeat, namely (i) AMH and (ii) thyroid function. Women …
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Role of PABP4 in intrauterine growth restriction
… and an increased prevalence of late-gestational fetal death (akin to stillbirth). Stillbirth affects approximately 1 in 225 pregnancies in the UK, and IUGR is not only a major risk factor for stillbirth but also for prematurity, neonatal mortality, childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and …