The Embryo : normal and abnormal development and growth
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The Embryo : normal and abnormal development and growth
Springer-Verlag, c1991
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University Library for Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo講座
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A variety of new techniques that promise to revolutionize the clinical management of early pregnancy are detailed in this book. Leading international researchers describe topics such as embryo manipulation and the diagnosis of congenital abnormalities. The technology of assisted reproduction has made it possible to study living embryonic material for the first time, which has led to rapid advances in our understanding of the human embryo's early development. For example, study of the embryo in the test tube has pointed to early pregnancy loss as a possible cause of later infertility. Even more importantly, diagnostic tests using sophisticated techniques of molecular biology can be run on single cells before the embryo is replaced in the uterus. Another area of advance discussed in this text is the diagnosis of congenital abnormalities in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy. Great improvements have been made in the techniques of chorion villus biopsy and ultrasound imaging. A spectrum of simple biochemical tests performed on the mother's blood can greatly improve the detection of Down syndrome and other chromosome defects.
Table of Contents
- Definition and clinical presentation
- spontaneous abortions
- aetiology of pregnancy failure
- pathology of spontaneous abortion
- ultrasound diagnosis of spontaneous miscarriage
- assessment of early pregnancy - measurement of fetoplacental hormones and proteins
- aetiology and management of recurrent miscarriage
- spetic abortion
- miscarriage following assisted conception
- abortion following invasive diagnostic proceudres in the first timester
- diagnosis and management of ectopic pregnancy
- surgical treatment of spontaneous abortion
- endocrine treatment in the prevention and management of spontaneous abortions
- immunotherapy of recurrent spontaneous miscarriage.
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