Pregnancy

Research from K. Lautmann and Co-Authors Reveals New Findings on Pregnancy

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 1st, 2011

2011 DEC 1 -- According to the authors of recent research published in the journal Human Reproduction, "When a small gestational sac with no visible embryo is seen at an early pregnancy ultrasound scan, the clinician cannot distinguish a viable from a non-viable pregnancy. A test for the prediction of early pregnancy viability at the initial visit was developed in 2003."

"Maternal age, gestational sac diameter (GSD) and serum progesterone levels were used in a logistic regression model to create an algorithm for estimation of the probability of a viable pregnancy. The objective of this study was to assess how well the test performed in routine...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2011-12-01)

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