Choroid Plexus Cysts
Choroid Plexus Cysts (CPC) are small fluid filled areas in the brain and they are a common ultrasound finding in the fetus during the 2nd trimester of pregnancy.
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Hysterosonogram
Hysterosonography is often used to investigate uterine abnormalities in women who experience infertility or multiple miscarriages.
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How Pregnant Am I When…?
There are milestones throughout a pregnancy. Some are physically noticeable and others happen and pregnant women have no idea they occurred. How pregnant am I?
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First Trimester of Pregnancy: When to Tell Others
It is commonly known that miscarriage and other complications tend to occur during the pregnancy first trimester so many couples choose to wait before telling family and friends.
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6 Stages During Pregnancy: The Changing Female Body
Stages during pregnancy are often divided up into weeks or trimesters. Within these common stages in pregnancy are six major times of change.
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What are the Risk Factors for Fibroids?
Fibroids development occurs when cells, genetically different from
other uterine cells, multiply to create a mass. The mass can develop
within the uterine wall, in the uterine cavity or on the outside wall of
the uterus.
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How are Fibroids Treated?
After being diagnosed with fibroids or uterine fibroids, treatment is
discussed with the patient. There is a long list of treatment options,
with a specific treatment plan individualized including one or more
treatments for each patient.
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How Do I Know I Have Fibroids?
By the age of 50, about 50% of women will have suffered from fibroids;many of whom would never have known the fibroids existed if it weren'tfor advanced diagnostic techniques.
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Women with Low Zinc and Copper Have More Miscarriages
About 15-percent of women suffer from spontaneous abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. Doctors and researchers are constantly looking for reasons why these spontaneous abortions occur.
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Keepsake Ultrasounds: Know the Risks
While ultrasound and Doppler fetal ultrasound heartbeat monitors are used by healthcare professionals throughout pregnancy, could the non-medical use of these devices be doing harm?
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What are Uterine Fibroids?
Uterine fibroids, are growths that originate in or on the uterus, specifically the smooth muscle of the uterus or myometrium. Fibroids typically develop during child-bearing years.
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Fetal Yawns Captured in 4-D
The latest ultrasound technology shows us that all this delightful
activity starts long before a baby is born. Yawns, for instance, keep a
baby busy during the sixth month of gestation.
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Excess Weight Shields Fetal Heart Defects from Ultrasound
Ultrasound scans have revolutionized fetal diagnostics but they are not fool proof. A Swedish doctor says that more than six of every ten serious fetal heart defects go undetected in ultrasound scans.
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Capillaries Hold Key to Preeclampsia Risk
According to a new study presented at an American College of Cardiology
annual meeting, detecting preeclampsia risk is as easy as viewing the
hand of a pregnant woman under a special microscope.
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What are the Causes and Symptoms of Fibroids?
Uterine fibroids are common among women during reproductive years. Many
women have fibroids, but location, growth pattern and size determine
whether or not symptoms develop.
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Miscarriage Diagnosis Criteria Ineffective
When a pregnant women experiences bleeding or pain early in the
pregnancy, she may undergo an ultrasound to determine if a miscarriage
has occurred.
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Third Trimester Ultrasound Scan: Maternal Preferences
Based on a study in the journal Health Expectations, women desire a low-cost ultrasound that provides both clinical and non-clinical information, but they have no preference for who completed the ultrasound.
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Doppler Ultrasound During Pregnancy
Unlike ultrasound imaging used to give parents a picture of baby in-utero, Doppler ultrasound is used to view blood flow in the fetus.
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Human Heart Tissue Jumbled Until Late Pregnancy
Despite the fact that the first human heart beat can be detected early
in the first trimester, researchers from the University of Leeds report
human heart tissues remain jumbled until walls develop late in
pregnancy.
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Healthy Baby Born from Rare Abdominal Pregnancy
Abdominal pregnancy is a rare and dangerous medical condition that is easy to miss during routine ultrasound exams.
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Swedish Moms Enjoy Midwives ... And Very Little Medicine
Having a baby is basically the same around the world but each nation's approach to prenatal and maternity care varies according to national policy. In Sweden, most mothers-to-be enjoy the services of midwives instead of doctors and nurses.
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Development of Fetal Weight Chart
Currently fetal weight charts are universal. All charts show the
same growth rate and estimated fetal weight and length based on hundreds
of years of data, but according to a new study on infants born in
Tanzania, not all fetal growth charts should be the same.
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What if I Become Pregnant With Fibroids?
Fibroids result from the growth of genetically altered uterine cells. The cells divide over and over again until a rubbery mass forms. The mass can be small; undetectable during a normal pelvic exam.
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Fetal Testing and Monitoring
Fetal testing and monitoring are done to ensure that a fetus is healthy and growing at an acceptable rate. Fetal tests can help detect potential and actual problems. This gives the doctors an opportunity to treat the problem before it further develops, if at all possible.
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Determination of the Gestational Age During Pregnancy
Doctors use various methods to determine gestational age of a pregnancy.The most common test is the ultrasound, which measures the size of the gestational sac and the length between crown and rump.
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What Tests are Used to Diagnose Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)?
There is no single test to diagnose PCOS. Your doctor will take a medical history, perform a physical exam - possibly including an ultrasound, check your hormone levels, and measure glucose, or sugar levels, in the blood.
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Ultrasound Scans Show Harm of Smoking During Pregnancy
Researchers have discovered facial differences in fetuses from smoking and non-smoking mothers remarkable enough to visually document the harm of smoking while pregnant.
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Doppler Ultrasound Assessment of Stillbirth Risk
Researchers from St. George's Hospital Medical School in London recently published a study in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology focuses on the possibility that Doppler ultrasound may be an effective means of predicting stillbirth risk.
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Performance Artist Shares Story of Tragic End to Pregnancy
Nicole Stewart's show Bun in the Oven was supposed to be funny, filled with happy stories. It wasn't, but as the saying goes, the show must go on, so it opened as scheduled in October 2013.
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What Is a Vestigial Tail?
All humans have a tail during embryological development, and usually, the tail disappears in the first trimester. If not, the baby is born with a vestigial tail.
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3-D and 4-D Ultrasound During Pregnancy
Ultrasounds, often referred to as sonograms, are digital images taken of
a fetus in-utero. Typically, a 2-D ultrasound is used to determine
fetal growth, organ development and gender.
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Women 35+ Less Likely to Have Babies with Anatomical Defects
A study revealed a decreased risk of anatomical defects by as much as 40% when the mother is older.
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Gauging Placental Health via Ultrasound
The placenta is the organ that supplies all the oxygen and nutrients the growing fetus needs.
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Zika Virus Guidelines for Pregnant Women
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has published guidelines and a travel advisory for pregnant women as well as travel health notices concerning the Zika virus.
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Ultrasound During Pregnancy
An ultrasound (or sonogram) examination in pregnancy is a medical procedure that uses high-frequency sound waves to scan a person creating pictures (sonograms) of the organs being examined. ... read more »
Check Your Baby's Fetal Growth and Weight Percentile
The growth of the fetus (and the percentile of the ultrasound sonogram) during pregnancy is dependent on many factors. Check your baby's fetal growth with this handy chart.
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What Affects Normal hCG Levels In Pregnancy?
Human chorionic gonadotropin, more frequently referred to as hCG, is a hormone that is produced during pregnancy.
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All Signs And Symptoms Of Pregnancy
Your body hurts, you have cramps, maybe you are nauseous. Think you are you pregnant? Find out if you have the typical pregnancy symptoms. ... read more »
Small for Gestational Age (SGA) & Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
SGA or Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) are usually identified by ultrasound before birth or an examination after birth.
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Do You Need a Second or Third Trimester Anatomic Ultrasound?
The following is a listing of indications for the anatomic ultrasound. An ultrasound can be of benefit in many situations in the second and third trimesters, including but not limited to the following circumstances.
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Ultrasound And Nuchal Screen For Down Syndrome Risk
Around 11-12 weeks many doctors perform a transvaginal sonogram to measure the fetal neck (nuchal translucency) to assess the risk of Down syndrome.
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Corpus Luteum Size And Appearance On Ultrasound
Sometimes, the corpus luteum appears to not produce enough progesterone to support the pregnancy, possibly resulting in an early pregnancy loss. This is called 'corpus luteum insufficiency' or 'luteal phase defect (LPD).
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Risk of Miscarriage and Fetal Heart Rate
With vaginal bleeding, the risk of miscarriage is high before you see the fetal heartbeat and low without bleeding after you see the heartbeat.
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Missing Protein Reverses Brain Disease
Doctors believe that in utero therapy for children diagnosed with Lissencephaly could improve brain disease.
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Introduction to Ultrasound During Pregnancy
An ultrasound or sonogram during pregnancy is used to assess the development of the fetus and to look at other structures such as the uterus, ovaries, and cervix.
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Fetal Health Monitoring
Women with high-risk pregnancies and those who experience other complications often need a close watch of the fetus for potential problems or complications.
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What Is a Chemical Pregnancy?
A chemical pregnancy happens much more frequently than most people expect, probably up to 30-40% of all pregnancies end up in a chemical pregnancy.
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Bleeding Behind the Placenta
I just had an ultrasound and the doctor found a blood clot next to the placenta. Is that a problem? Should I be on bed rest? Is retroplacental hemorrhage a problem?
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What Is an Anatomy Ultrasound During Pregnancy?
When the pregnancy hits the 20th week of gestation, an anatomy ultrasound is often ordered. This ultrasound is used to determine fetal anomalies, the baby's size and weight, and also to measure growth to ensure that the fetus is developing properly.
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Bright Spot Echogenic Focus And Down Syndrome
Occasionally a so-called 'echogenci focus' or bright spot is seen in the heart of the fetus. Does this suggest an increased risk of Down syndrome in the baby?
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