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Obstetric ultrasonography, or prenatal ultrasound, is the use of medical ultrasonography in pregnancy, in which sound waves are used to create real-time visual images of the developing embryo or fetus in the uterus (womb).
In pregnancy. A bicornuate uterus is an indication for increased surveillance of a pregnancy, though most women with a bicornuate uterus are able to have healthy pregnancies. [ 1] Women with a bicornuate uterus are at an increased risk of recurrent miscarriage, [ 2][ 10] preterm birth, [ 2][ 11] malpresentation, [ 2][ 12] disruptions to fetal ...
Prognosis. Improve after menopause [ 1] Frequency. ~50% of women by age 50 [ 1] Uterine fibroids, also known as uterine leiomyomas or fibroids, are benign smooth muscle tumors of the uterus, part of the female reproductive system. [ 1] Some women with fibroids have no symptoms while others may have painful or heavy periods. [ 1]
Frequency. ~1.5% of pregnancies (developed world) [ 5] Ectopic pregnancy is a complication of pregnancy in which the embryo attaches outside the uterus. [ 5] Signs and symptoms classically include abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding, but fewer than 50 percent of affected women have both of these symptoms. [ 1]
685,000 (global, 2020) [ 6] Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue. [ 7] Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a red or scaly patch of skin. [ 1] In those with distant spread of the ...
It's been known that smoking while pregnant can harm babies, and now researchers in England believe they've been able to show the effects using ultrasound scans. Researchers at Lancaster and ...
A retroverted uterus ( tilted uterus, tipped uterus) is a uterus that is oriented posteriorly, towards the rectum in the back of the body. This is in contrast to the typical uterus, which is oriented forward (slightly "anteverted") toward the bladder, with the anterior part slightly concave. Between one in three to one in five uteruses is ...
The gestational sac is the large cavity of fluid surrounding the embryo. During early embryogenesis, it consists of the extraembryonic coelom, also called the chorionic cavity. The gestational sac is normally contained within the uterus. It is the only available structure that can be used to determine if an intrauterine pregnancy exists until ...