Methods for the transcervical collection of fetal cells during the first trimester of pregnancy | Zendy

Rodeck Charles | Zendy; Tutschek Boris | Zendy; Sherlock Jon | Zendy; Kingdom John | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Premium

Methods for the transcervical collection of fetal cells during the first trimester of pregnancy

Author(s) -

Rodeck Charles,

Tutschek Boris,

Sherlock Jon,

Kingdom John

Publication year - 1995

Publication title -

prenatal diagnosis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956

H-Index - 97

eISSN - 1097-0223

pISSN - 0197-3851

DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970151008

Subject(s) - medicine , fetus , pregnancy , chorionic villus sampling , gynecology , obstetrics , first trimester , mucus , andrology , biology , ecology , genetics

Before termination of pregnancy, four techniques for retrieving fetal cells transcervically were investigated: uterine lavage, endocervical lavage, cytobrush and mucus aspiration. The yield of fetal cells in these samples was studied and found to be somewhat better after uterine lavage. A preliminary assessment of the safety of mucus aspiration was carried out before transcervical chorionic villus sampling (CVS) in continuing pregnancies. No difference in outcome to a control group having only CVS was found.

This content is not available in your region!

Continue researching here.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research