Embryo

Why am I having this test? The estrogen fractions test is used to evaluate: Sexual maturity, menstrual problems, and fertility problems in females. The health of a fetus and placenta in pregnant females. The presence of female characteristics in males (feminization syndromes). This test can also be used as a tumor marker in people with estrogen-producing tumors. What is being tested? This test measures the levels of estrogen in the blood. There are three major forms of estrogen: Estriol. Estriol…

Another reason, by 22 weeks the baby is technically able to live outside the womb. The baby will struggle if born at 20 weeks because he/she isn’t ready to live outside of the womb yet. But 9 out of 10 of the babies born at 20 weeks survive. At 24 weeks all of the baby’s organs are fully developed. By 18 weeks he or she can hear the mother’s heartbeat and sounds outside of the body. How could someone kill a fully developed baby, let alone one at all? However, there are many different procedures…

Childbirth occurs in three stages and are referred to as the first stage, the second stage, and the third stage. Uterine contractions mark the beginning of the first stage and cause the cervix to become effaced and dilated, or thinned and widened to enable the baby to pass through the birth canal. In order for the baby to pass through the birth canal, the cervix needs to be widened to approximately 10 centimeters. The first uterine contractions are not very painful and typically occur every…

Women should have prenatal genetic testing doing this will show any problems there child might have. When having genetic testing done there are many different procedures, advantages, emotions involved, and price ranges. If somebody may be thinking that they don't fit to get the test done there wrong there is a test for everyone. There are many different things the doctors do when doing a genetic test. There are so many different types of genetic tests you are able to get; as a result, there…

Melinda is a 21yo G1 P0 who was seen for a follow-up assessment. She has been followed for fetal IUGR and the presence of a small fetal stomach. She overall has no obstetrical complaints and has positive fetal movement. She also underwent noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) that returned low-risk male. On today’s evaluation, she is 29 2/7 weeks by dates and the fetal measurements lag by about 2 weeks with an EFW at the 5%ile by the Hadlock scale. In looking at the individual parameters,…

Prenatal stress is important to study, due to research findings that suggest stress levels are associated with negative consequences in fetal and infant development. (1) The relationship between exposure to prenatal stress with increased reactivity to stress and cognitive problems in adulthood, indicating that the stress can effect on person at different periods of life.(3,4p+ nature) Stress has high prevalence during pregnancy .(2) When a person is exposed to stressful events , the brain…

Gram seeds embryo is called dicotyledons. Seed germination is the process i which the seed breaks a part and the embryo inside to grow with the help of water and a nutrients from the soil seed normally begins to germinates then they get an appropriate range of soil,temperature and when water and oxygen are available.During germination the seeds absorb water either through the micropyle(pore like opening) it is present or through the testa(outer seed coat) when it is permeable.The entry of…

Introduction/Purpose There are many parts to a seed. First, there is the testa (seed coat). It is the outside layer protecting the inside of the seed. On the side of the seed, there is a tiny hole called the micropyle. Water can be taken through the hole when it is ready to germinate. Inside the seed near the micropyle, there is a root called a radicle. When the seed begins to grow the radicle will come out the micropyle. The seed coat can protect the seed from many factors such as…

All women deserve the right to be treated by doctors safely and with caution, especially when a woman is pregnant. There are multitudinous ethical reasons for pregnant women not participating in scientific research dealing with medications and treatments; however, the benefits outweigh the costs. Pregnant women should not be excluded from research because lacking the knowledge of how to treat illness during pregnancy and the eventual effect it could have on a woman and her child is not…

Prenatal diagnosis has become of of the most important factors of the obstetrics practice, it diagnoses any complications or possible disorders, especially trisomy 21 (Down’s syndrome) of the unborn baby. The most common methods for prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 21 require invasive procedures, which includes Amniocentesis and Chorionic Villus Sampling (C.V.S), where it uses a sample of the fetal tissues. These two options carry a small but definite risk. Therefore, they could cause more…