The traditional aim of carrier screening was relatively straightforward: to identify two unaffected carriers of the same autosomal recessive disorder, or a woman carrying an X-linked […]
(Click on the link of the anatomical abnormality you would like to learn more about) Brain (Nervous System) Spina Bifida Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum Fetal […]
Overactive bladder (OAB) is characterized by urinary urgency with increased frequency (urination episodes >8/day) and nocturia (>1 nighttime urination episode), which may also be accompanied by […]
POI occurs in about 1% of women under the age of 40, while the probability that a woman under this age with absent menstruation has POI […]
The assessment of fallopian tube patency is an important part of the investigation of the subfertile woman. Tubal pathology accounts for 30–40% of female infertility. The […]
Anatomy Valvular and vascular stenoses (obstructive lesions) are congenital heart defects (CHDs) in which the only or predominant anatomical abnormality determining the hemodynamics (and consequently the […]
Anatomy Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is a narrowing of the aortic isthmus, typically located distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery and proximal […]
Physiology of Fetal Circulation Although the cardiovascular system is described as a single system, both physiologically and anatomically, it can be divided into two circulatory systems: […]
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital heart defects (CHDs), accounting for up to 15% of these conditions. It may occur as […]
The term “atrioventricular septal defect” (atrioventricular canal – AVSD) refers to a group of conditions characterized by anatomical abnormalities of the atrioventricular septum and the atrioventricular […]
Communications between the two circulatory systems (pulmonary and systemic) are located in the septa separating the atria (atrial septal defects) or the ventricles (ventricular septal defects), […]
Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) arise from incomplete development and formation of the cardiovascular system during fetal life. They are not always diagnosed at birth and may […]
Definition The term small fetus refers to a fetus whose estimated fetal weight on ultrasound examination is below the 10th percentile. Fetuses classified in this group […]
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