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Vietheer A, Kiserud T, Haaland ØA, Lie RT, Kessler J. Effect of maternal sleep on embryonic development. Sci Rep 2022; 12:17099. [PMID: 36224237 PMCID: PMC9556600 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21516-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The concept of developmental origin of health and disease has ignited a search for mechanisms and health factors influencing normal intrauterine development. Sleep is a basic health factor with substantial individual variation, but its implication for early prenatal development remains unclear. During the embryonic period, the yolk sac is involved in embryonic nutrition, growth, hematopoiesis, and likely in fetal programming. Maternal body measures seem to influence its size in human female embryos. In this prospective, longitudinal observational study of 190 healthy women recruited before natural conception, we assessed the effect of prepregnant sleep duration (actigraphy) on the fetal crown-rump-length (CRL) and yolk sac size (ultrasound). All women gave birth to a live child. The prepregnancy daily sleep duration had an effect on the male yolk sac and CRL at the earliest measurement only (7 weeks). I.e., the yolk sac diameter decreased with increasing sleep duration (0.22 mm·h-1d-1, 95%CI [0.35-0.09], P < 0.01), and CRL increased (0.92 mm·h-1d-1, 95%CI [1.77-0.08], P = 0.03). Since there was no association at the second measurement (10 weeks), and in the group of female fetuses at any measure point, we suggest a sex- and time-dependent embryonic adaptation to sleep generated differences in the intrauterine environment in normal pregnancies.
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- Alexander Vietheer
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 72, 5053, Bergen, Norway.
- Department of Clinical Science, Neonatal Research Group Western Norway, Maternal Fetal, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 72, 5053, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Science, Neonatal Research Group Western Norway, Maternal Fetal, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 72, 5053, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Science, Neonatal Research Group Western Norway, Maternal Fetal, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Patel S, Sarkar A, Pushpalatha K. A Prospective Study on Correlation of First Trimester Crown-Rump Length With Birth Weight. Cureus 2022; 14:e28781. [PMID: 36225434 PMCID: PMC9532802 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.28781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Ultrasound examination has been a crucial part of the evaluation of fetal health during pregnancy. It has become more accurate over the past few decades as a result of advances in radiodiagnostic imaging. While obstetric ultrasonography in the first trimester has been utilized extensively for gestational age assessment and confirmation of fetal viability, the imaging technique has seen little exposure in predicting pregnancy outcomes. This study was thus undertaken to find out any possible association between one of the first trimester parameters, i.e. crown-rump length (CRL) noted at the beginning of a pregnancy, and the birth weight of the neonate. Methods This prospective cohort study conducted at a teaching hospital in India spanning over a period of eighteen months included women with a spontaneously conceived intrauterine pregnancy at six to ten weeks period of gestation as calculated from the last menstrual period. Transvaginal sonography was performed for all such women and the CRL was noted. These CRL values were then compared to a standard nomogram and assigned to either of three categories i.e. CRL <5th centile, 5th to 95th centile, or >95th centile. The women were then followed up at the hospital with standard care till the end of their pregnancy, and finally, the birth weights were noted. Data were recorded in an MS Excel spreadsheet program and analysis was performed with regard to CRL in the first trimester and birth weights using SPSS v23 (IBM Corp.). Results Crown-rump lengths and birth weights of 104 cases were evaluated. The mean age of the study population was 26.6 years and the mean period of gestation (weeks) was 8.28 ± 1.01. The incidence of low birth weight (LBW) in the study was 22.1%. The distribution of LBW was significantly different between the three CRL categories (χ2 = 15.868, p = <0.001), being considerably higher in the CRL <5th centile category. No embryos with CRL >95th centile had low birth weight. Conclusions Our study suggested a congruence between the crown-rump length of an embryo noted in the first trimester and its weight at birth, with low birth weight being a fairly common occurrence in the deficient CRL category. This study highlights the role of a carefully performed first-trimester ultrasound examination in possibly predicting an adverse pregnancy outcome such as low birth weight and the probable inherent tendency of growth restriction in fetuses that are destined to develop the same.
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Automated prediction of early spontaneous miscarriage based on the analyzing ultrasonographic gestational sac imaging by the convolutional neural network: a case-control and cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022; 22:621. [PMID: 35932003 PMCID: PMC9354356 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-04936-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background It is challenging to predict the outcome of the pregnancy when fetal heart activity is detected in early pregnancy. However, an accurate prediction is of importance for obstetricians as it helps to provide appropriate consultancy and determine the frequency of ultrasound examinations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the convolutional neural network (CNN) in the prediction of spontaneous miscarriage risk through the analysis of early ultrasound gestational sac images. Methods A total of 2196 ultrasound images from 1098 women with early singleton pregnancies of gestational age between 6 and 8 weeks were used for training a CNN for the prediction of the miscarriage in the retrospective study. The patients who had positive fetal cardiac activity on their first ultrasound but then experienced a miscarriage were enrolled. The control group was randomly selected in the same database from the fetuses confirmed to be normal during follow-up. Diagnostic performance of the algorithm was validated and tested in two separate test sets of 136 patients with 272 images, respectively. Performance in prediction of the miscarriage was compared between the CNN and the manual measurement of ultrasound characteristics in the prospective study. Results The accuracy of the predictive model was 80.32% and 78.1% in the retrospective and prospective study, respectively. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for classification was 0.857 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.793–0.922) in the retrospective study and 0.885 (95%CI, 0.846–0.925) in the prospective study, respectively. Correspondingly, the predictive power of the CNN was higher compared with manual ultrasound characteristics, for which the AUCs of the crown-rump length combined with fetal heart rate was 0.687 (95%CI, 0.587–0.775). Conclusions The CNN model showed high accuracy for predicting miscarriage through the analysis of early pregnancy ultrasound images and achieved better performance than that of manual measurement. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12884-022-04936-0.
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Kang SJ, Yang MJ. Factors influencing pregnancy stress in pregnant women in Korea: a cross-sectional study. KOREAN JOURNAL OF WOMEN HEALTH NURSING 2022; 28:27-37. [PMID: 36312048 PMCID: PMC9334213 DOI: 10.4069/kjwhn.2022.02.03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Impact of location on placentation in live tubal and cesarean scar ectopic pregnancies. Placenta 2021; 108:109-113. [PMID: 33862520 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of implantation outside the normal intra-uterine endometrium on development of the gestational sac. METHODS We reviewed and compared the ultrasound measurements and vascularity score around the gestational sac in 69 women diagnosed with a live tubal ectopic pregnancy (TEP) and 54 with a cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy (CSP) at 6-11 weeks of gestation who were certain of their last menstrual period. RESULTS The rate of a fetus with a cardiac activity in the study population was significantly (P < 0.001) higher in CSPs than in TEPs. The median maternal age, gravidity and parity were significantly (P =.005; P < 0.001 and P < 0.001, respectively) lower in the TEP than in the CSP group. The number of gestational sac size <5th centile for gestational age was significantly (P < 0.001) higher in the TEP than in the CSP group. There were no differences between the groups for the other ultrasound measurements. In cases matched for gestational age, the gestational sac size was significantly (P < 0.001) smaller in the TEP compared to the CSP group. There was a significant (P < 0.001) difference in the distribution of blood flow score with CSP presenting with higher incidence of moderate and high vascularity than TEP. DISCUSSION Both TEP and CSP are associated with a higher rate of miscarriage than intrauterine pregnancies and the slow development of the gestation sac is more pronounced in TEPs probably as a consequence of a limited access to decidual gland secretions.
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Peixoto AB, Caldas TMRDC, Petrini CG, Romero ACP, Júnior LEB, Martins WP, Araujo Júnior E. The impact of first-trimester intrauterine hematoma on adverse perinatal outcomes. Ultrasonography 2018; 37:330-336. [PMID: 29807403 PMCID: PMC6177692 DOI: 10.14366/usg.18006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the presence of an intrauterine hematoma (IUH) on an early pregnancy ultrasound scan showing a live fetus was related to adverse perinatal outcomes. Methods We performed a retrospective cohort study to evaluate pregnant women who underwent an ultrasound examination in early pregnancy, between 6 weeks 0 days and 10 weeks 6 days. We compared the perinatal outcomes between women with and without firsttrimester IUH using the Mann-Whitney and Fisher exact tests. Furthermore, we performed a stepwise regression analysis to identify possible predictors of miscarriage among maternal characteristics, ultrasound parameters, and IUH. Results During the study period, data from 783 pregnancies were included, and the incidence of IUH was 4.5% (35 of 783). We observed a higher proportion of miscarriage following the scan (28.6% vs. 10%, P=0.003) and a larger yolk sac diameter during the scan (4.8 mm vs. 3.8 mm, P<0.001) in the pregnant women with first-trimester IUH. There was no significant difference regard the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW; P=0.091), very LBW (P=0.370), or extremely LBW (P=0.600) between cases with IUH and without IUH, the cesarean section rate (68% vs. 81%, P=0.130), preterm delivery (16% vs. 16%, P>0.999), or the incidence of first-trimester vaginal bleeding (31% vs. 20%, P=0.130). Moreover, heart rate (HR) was the only variable that predicted miscarriage with statistical significance (P=0.017). Conclusion Women with first-trimester IUH had a higher risk of miscarriage after the ultrasound scan. HR was the only variable that predicted miscarriage with statistical significance.
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- Alberto Borges Peixoto
- Department of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil.,Mário Palmério University Hospital, University of Uberaba (UNIUBE), Uberaba, Brazil.,Radiologic Clinic of Uberaba (CRU), Uberaba, Brazil
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo (FMRPUSP), Ribeiráo Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Datta MR, Raut A. Efficacy of first-trimester ultrasound parameters for prediction of early spontaneous abortion. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2017; 138:325-330. [DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.12231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 04/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Tata Main Hospital; Jamshedpur Jharkhand India
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Al Mohamady M, Fattah GA, Elkattan E, Bayoumy R, Hamed DA. Correlation of Serum CA-125 and Progesterone Levels with Ultrasound Markers in The Prediction of Pregnancy Outcome in Threatened Miscarriage. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FERTILITY & STERILITY 2015; 9:506-11. [PMID: 26985338 PMCID: PMC4793171 DOI: 10.22074/ijfs.2015.4609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between ultrasonographic
findings and serum progesterone and cancer antigen-125 (CA-125) levels in threatened miscarriage and to predict pregnancy outcome. Materials and Methods In a prospective comparative case-control study, serum CA-125 and
progesterone levels were measured for 100 pregnant women with threatened miscarriage who
attended the outpatient clinic or the causality department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Kasr
El-Aini Hospital, Giza, Egypt, during the period from March 2013 to October 2013. Ultrasound was performed for fetal viability, crown-rump length (CRL), gestational sac diameter
(GSD) and fetal heart rate (FHR). The patients were followed up and divided into two groups
based on the outcome: 20 women who miscarried (group 1), and 80 women who continued
pregnancy (group 2). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and overall accuracy were tested for CA-125 and progesterone levels in
prediction of the pregnancy outcome. Correlation of these chemical markers with the ultrasound markers was also examined. Results In the group that miscarried, CA-125 level was significantly higher (P<0.001)
and serum progesterone level was significantly lower (P<0.001). For prediction of
the outcome of pregnancy, the cut-off limit of 31.2 IU/ml for CA-125 level yielded
sensitivity, specificity and an overall accuracy of 96.2, 100 and 99.4% respectively.
The cut-off limit of 11.5 ng/ml for progesterone level yielded sensitivity, specificity and an overall accuracy of 97.5, 100 and 99.8% respectively. CA-125 level had
a negative correlation with progesterone level and FHR levels (r=-0.716, P<0.001)
and (r=-0.414, P<0.001) respectively. Serum progesterone level correlated with GSD
(r=0.521, P<0.001) and with CRL (r=0.407, P<0.001) and FHR (r=0.363, P<0.001).
CA-125 level was significantly higher in the group that showed hematoma as compared with the group without hematoma (P<0.001). Also, serum progesterone level
was significantly lower in the group that showed hematoma as compared with the
group without hematoma (P=0.017). Conclusion Serum CA-125 and progesterone levels are valid early predictors of the outcome of pregnancy in women with threatened miscarriage. They are correlated with some
ultrasonographic markers (GSD, CRL, and FHR).
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- Maged Al Mohamady
- Departement of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Departement of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Departement of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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Wie JH, Choe S, Kim SJ, Shin JC, Kwon JY, Park IY. Sonographic Parameters for Prediction of Miscarriage: Role of 3-Dimensional Volume Measurement. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2015; 34:1777-1784. [PMID: 26324757 DOI: 10.7863/ultra.15.14.09012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the value of volume measurement using 3-dimensional sonography for prediction of miscarriage. METHODS We prospectively enrolled 188 singleton pregnant women at 5 to 9 weeks' gestation. The 3-dimensional sonographic gestational sac volume and yolk sac volume were measured together with the fetal heart rate, gestational sac diameter, and yolk sac diameter. For each sonographic parameter, nomograms were created; z scores were calculated for each measurement, and the values were compared between miscarriage and ongoing pregnancy groups. Sonographic parameters for prediction of miscarriage were evaluated by multivariate analysis, and the screening performance was assessed by a receiver operating characteristic curve. RESULTS Among the 188 pregnancies, 30 (16.0%) had miscarriage. Multivariate analysis showed that fetal heart rate below the 5th percentile (odds ratio, 6.43), gestational sac diameter below the 5th percentile (odds ratio, 4.87), gestational sac volume below the 5th percentile (odds ratio, 5.25), and yolk sac diameter below the 2.5th or above the 97.5th percentile (odds ratio, 15.86) were significant predictors of miscarriage (P = .018; P = .018; P = .033; and P < .001, respectively). At a false-positive rate of 30%, the detection rate for miscarriage in screening by a combination of fetal heart rate, gestational sac diameter, gestational sac volume, and yolk sac diameter was 77.8%. CONCLUSIONS A small-for-gestational-age gestational sac volume is a significant sonographic predictor of miscarriage, as are fetal bradycardia, a small gestational sac diameter, and a small or large yolk sac diameter.
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- Jeong Ha Wie
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (J.H.W., S.J.K., J.C.S., J.Y.K., I.Y.P.) and Physiology Laboratory (S.C.), Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (J.H.W., S.J.K., J.C.S., J.Y.K., I.Y.P.) and Physiology Laboratory (S.C.), Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (J.H.W., S.J.K., J.C.S., J.Y.K., I.Y.P.) and Physiology Laboratory (S.C.), Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (J.H.W., S.J.K., J.C.S., J.Y.K., I.Y.P.) and Physiology Laboratory (S.C.), Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (J.H.W., S.J.K., J.C.S., J.Y.K., I.Y.P.) and Physiology Laboratory (S.C.), Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (J.H.W., S.J.K., J.C.S., J.Y.K., I.Y.P.) and Physiology Laboratory (S.C.), Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
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Lavoué V, Huchon C, Deffieux X, Voltzenlogel MC, Vandenbroucke L, Levêque J. Recommandations françaises pour les critères diagnostiques d’arrêt de grossesse au premier trimestre et stratégie de prise en charge des patientes présentant une menace de fausse couche ou une grossesse arrêtée (hors évacuation utérine). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 43:776-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2014.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Salomon LJ, Alfirevic Z, Bilardo CM, Chalouhi GE, Ghi T, Kagan KO, Lau TK, Papageorghiou AT, Raine-Fenning NJ, Stirnemann J, Suresh S, Tabor A, Timor-Tritsch IE, Toi A, Yeo G. ISUOG practice guidelines: performance of first-trimester fetal ultrasound scan. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2013; 41:102-13. [PMID: 23280739 DOI: 10.1002/uog.12342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 350] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Papaioannou GI, Syngelaki A, Maiz N, Ross JA, Nicolaides KH. Yolk Sac Diameter in Early Pregnancy in Maternal Diabetes Mellitus. Gynecol Obstet Invest 2012; 73:16-20. [DOI: 10.1159/000328690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2010] [Accepted: 04/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Rousian M, Koning AHJ, Hop WC, van der Spek PJ, Exalto N, Steegers EAP. Gestational sac fluid volume measurements in virtual reality. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2011; 38:524-529. [PMID: 21520478 DOI: 10.1002/uog.9033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate a virtual reality (VR) application for gestational sac fluid volume (GSFV) measurements in first-trimester pregnancies and to study the correlation between different embryonic growth parameters. METHODS This was a prospective cohort study analyzing 180 three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound scans of 42 healthy women, performed between 5 + 5 and 12 + 6 weeks' gestational age (GA). The 3D datasets were transferred to the I-Space immersive VR system. The V-Scope application was used to create a 'hologram' of the ultrasound image, allowing depth perception and interaction with the rendered objects. Volumes were measured semi-automatically using a segmentation algorithm. In addition to the GSFV, the total gestational sac volume (GSV) and its diameter (GSD) were measured. The GSV was also calculated using the ellipsoid formula. Previously obtained measurements of embryonic volume and crown-rump length (CRL) were included in the study. The outcomes were analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance. RESULTS The GSFV was measured in 78 scans, and varied from 434 to 81 491 mm(3). A positive correlation between GSFV and GA, CRL and GSD was found. Comparison of the GSD formula constructed in our study in relation to GA with a formula that is commonly used clinically showed an increasing difference with increasing GA either side of 8 + 5 weeks. The GSFV/embryonic volume ratio showed a decrease with GA. The GSV calculated using the ellipsoid formula was on average 19.8% larger compared with the GSV measured in VR. CONCLUSION New charts for first-trimester GSFV were constructed using VR. These growth charts could be promising tools for studying normal and abnormal embryonic development.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Bae S, Karnitis J. Triple ultrasound markers including fetal cardiac activity are related to miscarriage risk. Fertil Steril 2011; 96:1145-8. [PMID: 21890130 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2011] [Revised: 08/06/2011] [Accepted: 08/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify early ultrasound markers in pregnant patients that predict a favorable pregnancy outcome. DESIGN Retrospective case-control study. SETTING Infertility patients in fertility clinic. PATIENT(S) 1051 women with early pregnancies conceived after fertility treatment. INTERVENTION(S) None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Ongoing pregnancy >20 weeks' gestation. RESULT(S) Ongoing pregnancy rate was 90.5% for those pregnancies having early fetal cardiac activity (odds ratio [OR] = 66.5). Gestational sac diameter ≥12 mm was associated with ongoing pregnancy rate of 91.9%. Small gestational sac diameter, <8 mm, was associated with high miscarriage rate, 85.3%. Ongoing pregnancy rates for yolk sac diameter <2 mm, 2-6 mm, and >6 mm were 20%, 89.2%, and 20%, respectively (OR = 33.1, 2-6 vs <2 mm; OR = 33.1, 2-6 vs >6 mm). Ongoing pregnancy rate was 94% when all three markers were present. CONCLUSION(S) On postconception days 33-36, gestational sac diameter ≥12 mm, yolk sac diameter 2-6 mm, and the presence of fetal cardiac activity were favorable markers.
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- Soyoung Bae
- University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
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Wong HS, Cheung YK. Sonographic study of the decidua basalis in early pregnancy loss. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2010; 36:362-367. [PMID: 20603859 DOI: 10.1002/uog.7736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the sonographic findings in the decidua basalis layer in spontaneous early pregnancy loss and to compare them with those in normal pregnancy. METHODS We reviewed 119 scans at 4-10 weeks' gestation from 110 patients who miscarried clinically at less than 13 weeks' gestation and 132 scans also at 4-10 weeks from 98 patients who had normal uncomplicated term pregnancies. The thickness and echogenicity of the decidua basalis layer were compared between pregnancies which suffered early loss and normal controls. RESULTS Relative thinning of the decidua basalis was observed in cases of early pregnancy loss from 5-6 weeks onwards when compared with normal pregnancies. In embryonic pregnancies that subsequently miscarried, the decidua basalis did not show the rising trend in thickness that was observed in normal pregnancies. Shortly before and after embryonic demise, the decidua appeared relatively more echogenic compared with that in normal pregnancy and the placenta showed areas of hypoechogenicity. Embryonic demise was followed by disorganization of the decidual layer, which became difficult to recognize. Pregnancy with an empty sac showed a more gradual trend in the thinning of the decidua basalis, but the uniformity and echogenicity of the layer appeared to be relatively better preserved with time. CONCLUSION The decidua basalis layer in pregnancies that are destined to miscarry in the first trimester differs sonographically from that in normal pregnancies. The sonographic differences are suggestive of a defective decidual-placental complex resulting from deficient trophoblastic invasion.
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- H S Wong
- Australian Women's Ultrasound Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Porat S, Savchev S, Bdolah Y, Hurwitz A, Haimov-Kochman R. Early serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin in pregnancies after in vitro fertilization: contribution of treatment variables and prediction of long-term pregnancy outcome. Fertil Steril 2007; 88:82-9. [PMID: 17307176 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2006] [Revised: 11/21/2006] [Accepted: 11/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Low initial serum beta hCG is a good predictor of early pregnancy failure. We sought to determine the contribution of treatment variables and the predictive value of early serum beta hCG after IVF on long-term pregnancy outcome. DESIGN A retrospective case-control study. SETTING An academic IVF unit. PATIENT(S) Five hundred thirty-three IVF cycles performed between 1999 and 2004, which resulted in a positive serum beta hCG level (> 10 mIU/mL) on day 13 after embryo transfer (ET). INTERVENTION(S) The study group included 281 pregnancies with initial beta hCG < or = 150 mIU/mL on day 13 after ET. Randomly selected 252 IVF cycles with initial beta hCG > 150 mIU/mL comprised the control group. Characteristics of the patients and the treatment protocols were analyzed using logistic regression, Pearson's chi-square, and Fisher's exact test. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Primary pregnancy outcome was defined as favorable when a fetal pulse was detected, testifying to a viable gestation. Unfavorable outcome referred to chemical or ectopic pregnancies, as well as spontaneous abortions. Additionally, the two groups were followed throughout gestation. Secondary pregnancy outcome was based on the following parameters: gestational age at delivery, method of delivery, and birth weight. RESULT(S) Poor primary pregnancy outcome was encountered in 64.8% of the study group and in 22.2% of the control group. Predictors of unfavorable primary pregnancy outcome were older age, use of a short protocol, and shorter than anticipated crown-rump length. No difference was found in the secondary pregnancy outcome between the groups. Preterm labor was more prevalent in the study group, but the difference did not reach statistical significance. CONCLUSION(S) Pregnancy viability can be predicted by measuring serum beta hCG as early as on day 13 after ET. Older age, use of a short protocol, and shorter than anticipated crown-rump length are associated with early pregnancy loss. Of those who reach delivery, no significant adverse outcome is anticipated in IVF pregnancies with low initial serum beta hCG.
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- Shay Porat
- IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel
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BACKGROUND Accurate differentiation between normal pregnancy and pregnancy loss in early gestation remains a clinical challenge. AIMS To determine whether ultrasound findings of yolk sac size and morphology are valuable in relation to pregnancy loss at six to ten weeks gestation. METHODS Transvaginal ultrasonography was performed in 111 normal singleton pregnancies, 25 anembryonic gestations, and 18 missed abortions. Mean diameters of gestational sac and yolk sac were measured. The relationship between yolk sacs and gestational sacs in normal pregnancies was depicted. The yolk sacs ultrasound findings in cases of pregnancy loss were recorded. RESULTS In normal pregnancies with embryonic heartbeats, a deformed or an absent yolk sac was never detected. Sequential appearance of yolk sac, embryonic heartbeats and amniotic membrane was essential for normal pregnancy. The largest yolk sac in viable pregnancies was 8.1 mm. Findings in anembryonic gestations included an absent yolk sac, an irregular-shaped yolk sac and a relatively large yolk sac (> 95% upper confidence limits, in 11 cases). In cases of missed abortion with prior existing embryonic heartbeats, abnormal findings included a relatively large, a progressively regressing, a relatively small, and a deformed yolk sac (an irregular-shaped yolk sac, an echogenic spot, or a band). CONCLUSION A very large yolk sac may exist in normal pregnancy. When embryonic heartbeats exist, the poor quality and early regression of a yolk sac are more specific than the large size of a yolk sac in predicting pregnancy loss. When an embryo is undetectable, a relatively large yolk sac, even of normal shape, may be an indicator of miscarriage.
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- Fu-Nan Cho
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Jauniaux E, Johns J, Burton GJ. The role of ultrasound imaging in diagnosing and investigating early pregnancy failure. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2005; 25:613-624. [PMID: 15861413 DOI: 10.1002/uog.1892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The advent of high-resolution transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) has revolutionized our understanding of the pathophysiology and the management of early pregnancy failure. Knowledge of the ultrasound appearances of normal early pregnancy development and a good understanding of its pitfalls are essential for the diagnosis and management of early pregnancy failure. Ultrasound imaging has rapidly replaced all other techniques used to study normal human development in the first trimester, and ultrasound features of the early gestational sac have corroborated anatomical studies showing that the first structures to appear are the celomic cavity and the secondary yolk sac. No single ultrasound measurement of the different anatomical features in the first trimester has been shown to have a high predictive value for determining early pregnancy outcome. Similarly, Doppler studies have failed to demonstrate abnormal blood flow indices in the first-trimester uteroplacental circulation of pregnancies that subsequently end in miscarriage. Ultrasound parameters combined with maternal serum hormone levels, maternal age, smoking habits, obstetric history and the occurrence of vaginal bleeding have all been combined in multivariate analyses, with mixed results. Combined ultrasound and in-vitro experiments have demonstrated that the maternal circulation inside the placenta starts at the periphery at around 9 weeks of gestation and that this is associated with a physiological oxidative stress which could be the trigger for the formation of the placental membranes. Abnormal development of these membranes can result in subchorionic hemorrhage and threatened miscarriage with subsequent long-term consequences such as preterm rupture of the membranes and preterm labor, irrespective of the finding of a hematoma on ultrasound. In both euploid and aneuploid missed miscarriages there is clear ultrasound evidence for excessive entry of maternal blood at a very early stage inside the developing placenta resulting in oxidative stress and subsequent degeneration of villous tissue. The finding of blood flow in the intervillous space in cases of first-trimester miscarriage using color Doppler also appears to be useful in the prediction of success of expectant management. Miscarriages with blood flow within the intervillous space are up to four times more likely to complete with expectant management. TVS is considered the gold standard in the diagnosis and management of incomplete miscarriage. Expectant management of miscarriage, using ultrasound parameters to determine eligibility, could significantly reduce the number of unnecessary evacuations of the retained products of conception, depending on the criteria used.
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- E Jauniaux
- Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Free and University College London Medical School, London, UK.
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PROBLEM Implantation of the embryo determines successful from unsuccessful cycles after in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer (ET). The purpose of this study was to compare immunologic risk factors among women experiencing implanation failure characterized by a negative pregnancy test after IVF/ET and those experiencing chemical pregnancies. In addition ultrasonographic measurement of gestational sac size from 24 to 35 days from last menstrual period (LMP) were compared between chemical pregnancies and other pregnancy outcomes. METHODS OF STUDY Blood samples from 122 women experiencing IVF implantation failure with a negative pregnancy test after ET and 20 women with chemical pregnancies were evaluated for the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (APA), antinuclear antibodies (ANA), circulating embryotoxins (ETA) and elevated levels of natural killer (NK) cells. Gestational sac size measured from 24 to 35 days form LMP were compared according to pregnancy outcome: term birth (n = 46), ectopic pregnancy (n = 49), spontaneous abortion (n = 56) and chemical pregnancy (n = 20). RESULTS Women experiencing chemical pregnancies had a higher frequency of APA than women with implantation failure associated with a negative pregnancy test (80% versus 28%, P < 0.0001). The prevalence of ANA, elevated NK cells and ETA was not different between the two groups. The mean gestational sac size from 24 to 35 days from LMP did not differ when chemical pregnancies were compared with pregnancies progressing longer than 35 days. The maximal gestational sac diameter among chemical pregnancies was 3.8 mm. CONCLUSION Mechanisms involved in implantation failure associated with a negative pregnancy test may be different from those involved in chemical pregnancies. Chemical pregnancies may be the result of defective angiogenesis.
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- Carolyn B Coulam
- Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Millenova Immunology Laboratories, Chicago, IL 60610, USA.
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