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| | gestational age |
 | | age of the conceptus; in humans, this may be assessed by medical history, physical examination, early immunologic pregnancy tests, radiography, ultrasonography, and amniotic fluid analysis. |
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http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/Thesaurus/00003307.htm
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| | TCART - Gestational Carrier |
| | Gestational carrier is the procedure of taking the oocyte and the sperm (gametes) from the biological parents, fertilizing them in-vitro and then implanting the fertilized embryo(s) into the uterus of a woman (carrier), so that she may be able to carry the pregnancy to term. | | | For these women, using a gestational carrier is the only option open to them in order to have their own biological child. | | | We advise all carriers that they should have psychological counseling and assessment, to rule out any concerns that they may have and to ensure that they are prepared emotionally for the outcome. |
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http://www.tcartonline.com/fertility_clinics/gestational_carrier.htm
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| | Gestational age correlates with skin reflectance in newborn |
| | In summary, the extrapolated skin reflectance offers a quantitative and objective assessment of gestational age which is independent of melanin and sex. | | | Accurate gestational age determination is limited in very low birthweight infants using neurological and physical assessments. | | | Gestational age correlates with skin reflectance in newborn infants of 24-42 weeks gestation |
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http://omlc.ogi.edu/pubs/abs/lynn93.html
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| | CHEST: Use of urine pregnancy test for rapid diagnosis of primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma in a man - selected reports |
| | The reason that nongestational choriocarcinoma behaves so differently from gestational cancers is unknown. | | | Due to its rarity, primary choriocarcinoma of the lung in men is often incorrectly diagnosed as more common diseases, such as primary or metastatic lung cancer, and therefore potentially curative chemotherapy or surgery may be withheld from the patient. | | | In contrast to gestational choriocarcinoma, the natural course of primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma is rapidly fatal in the great majority of cases. |
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http://findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0984/3_121/84666762/p1/article.jhtml
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| | Robert Nichols, Esq., P.C. - Egg Donation and Surrogacy |
| | Gestational carrier arrangements can be a great option for couples where the female partner is unable to carry a child to term or has been advised by her physician that it is not medically advisable for her to become pregnant. | | | We are committed to assisting carriers through every aspect of the gestational carrier process (the process by which a woman carries a child that she has no genetic connection to for another couple), including the initial interviews, the matching process, the in vitro fertilization (“IVF”) cycle, and the pregnancy itself. | | | Carriers should use this consultation appointment to ensure that they receive answers to all of their medical and psychological questions regarding the gestational carrier process. |
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http://robertnicholsesq.com/Surrogates.html
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| | OPTS |
| | In a surrogacy or gestational carrier arrangement, it is critical that both carrier/surrogate and intended parents alike realize that the relationship may not meet their expectations and be willing to take that risk. | | | Surrogacy and gestational carrier make up different kinds of families and I have had the opportunity to watch these families come to be over the last decade or so. | | | Most of the women who volunteer to be gestational carriers have told me they would never consider and/or feel comfortable donating their eggs but have no problems carrying a pregnancy. |
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http://www.opts.com/choosing.htm
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| | IVF in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Women's Institute |
| | Gestational carrier / IVF surrogacy is distinguished from surrogate motherhood by the fact that the carrier/ IVF surrogate has no genetic relationship to the child. | | | The gestational carrier program, also referred to as IVF Surrogacy, is a clinical extension of the in vitro fertilization-embryo replacement (IVF-ER) process and is used for women who have no functional uterus for various medical reasons (including genetic absence or abnormalities, prior hysterectomy, etc) or are unable to carry a pregnancy. | | | A gestational carrier program is in fact the only opportunity for these women to have their own genetic child. |
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http://www.womensinstitute.org/institute/gestational-carrier-ivf-surrogacy.html
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| | Gestational Carrier, Egg Donor & Infertility Center in Somerset, Lawrenceville, and Freehold, New Jersey |
| | Although the gestational carrier process can be a long one, it gives couples that are unable to conceive on their own the chance to have a child that is biologically theirs. | | | Our infertility practice specializing in gestational carrier, IVF, and egg donor programs, IVF New Jersey, is prepared to help our patients through the stress that infertility treatments can bring. | | | Generally, couples undergo IVF to produce their own embryo that will be placed in the uterus of the gestational carrier who will carry the baby until it is born. |
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http://www.infertilitynewjersey.com/html/gestational.html
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| | Gestational Diabetes Resource Guide - American Diabetes Association |
| | Gestational diabetes affects the mother in late pregnancy, after the baby's body has been formed, but while the baby is busy growing. | | | You will need help from your doctor, nurse educator, and other members of your health care team so that your treatment for gestational diabetes can be changed as needed. | | | While gestational diabetes is a cause for concern, the good news is that you and your health care team - your doctor, obstetrician, nurse educator, and dietitian - work together to lower your high blood glucose levels. |
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http://www.diabetes.org/gestational-diabetes.jsp
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| | Connecticut Law Revision Commission, ART Committee - Key Issues of Proposed Act |
| | Require the court in approving a gestational agreement to be certain that a gestational carrier who will be genetically related to the resulting child is aware that, when an adult, the child can learn the gestational carriers identity. | | | (13) The gestational carrier, if she will be genetically related to the child, is aware that on reaching 18 years of age, the child may learn her identity from the court. | | | The gestational carrier, if she will be genetically related to the child, is aware that on reaching 18 years of age, the child may learn her identity from the court." |
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http://www.cga.ct.gov/lrc/art/ARTKeyIssues.htm
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| | PROGNOSIS OF GESTATIONAL CHORIOCARCINOMA AT KHYBER TEACHING HOSPITAL PESHAWAR |
| | Conclusion: Prognosis of gestational choriocarcinoma is favourable provided the appropriate therapy is administered early in the course of disease. | | | Evaluation of metastatic disease was done by thorough clinical examination and set of investigations including chest radiography and ultrasound scan of abdomen and pelvis. | | | Diagnosis of choriocarcinoma was mainly based on clinical course of the disease (history, abnormal vaginal bleeding, adnexal masses) and elevated levels of serum b-HCG. |
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http://www.ayubmed.edu.pk/JAMC/PAST/15-2/Raisa%20Choriocarcinoma.htm
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| | Are You at Risk for Gestational Diabetes? |
| | Gestational diabetes (pronounced jess-tay-shun-ul die-uh-beet-eez) is a type of diabetes, or high blood sugar, that only pregnant women get. | | | Gestational diabetes is treatable, especially if you find out about it early in your pregnancy. | | | It tells you and your family what causes gestational diabetes, what having it means for you and your baby, and what you can do if you have it. |
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http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/gest_diabetes.htm
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| | BioMed Central Full text Does the risk of cerebral palsy increase or decrease with increasing gestational age? |
| | The patterns of gestational age-specific stillbirth [ 9-11 ], neonatal death [ 12-14 ] and cerebral palsy observed under the fetuses-at risk formulation are congruent and the formulation is appropriate because a fetus at any gestation is at risk of birth, death and cerebral palsy at that gestation [ 13 ]. | | | The two formulations of gestational age-specific cerebral palsy rates were graphed and the fetuses-at-risk approach was also used to examine temporal trends in gestational age-specific rates of cerebral palsy in Shiga Prefecture, Japan and in North-East England. | | | Our alternative formulation of the gestational age-specific pattern of cerebral palsy is important because it represents a causal model which provides insight into a biological process. |
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http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/3/8
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| | Management of the Woman with Threatened Birth of an Infant of Extremely Low Gestational Age |
| | The best available assessment of fetal health status, gestational age and weight, and information concerning the short-term and long-term risks and benefits of outcomes for the mother, fetus and infant are needed to make recommendations for management. | | | Benefits, harms and costs: Use of these guidelines will enable health care providers to offer parents of infants of extremely low gestational age therapeutic choices before birth based on full information on likely outcomes, to avoid unnecessary cesarean section and to minimize suffering when treatment of infants is not in their best interests. | | | A neonatologist or delegate should attend births of infants of this gestational age to help with treatment decisions based on the condition of the infant. |
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http://www.cps.ca/english/statements/fn/fn94-01.htm
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| | Birth weight - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Macrosomia, also known as big baby syndrome, is sometimes used synonymously with LGA, or is otherwise defined as a fetus that weighs above 4000 grams (8 lb 13 oz) or 4500 grams (9 lb 15 oz) regardless of gestational age. | | | A baby born small or large for gestational age (either of the two extremities) is thought to have an increased risk of obesity in later life. | | | Babies that are large for gestational age throughout the pregnancy can sometimes be seen during a routine ultrasound. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrauterine_Growth_Restriction
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| | Smart Moms: Month by Month |
| | One of the most frequent questions you will probably hear from friends and acquaintances when you tell them you are pregnant is "How far along are you?" or "When you are due?" Your health care provider will estimate the gestational age of your baby at one of your first prenatal appointments. | | | It is also important to know gestational age so that an overdue baby can be carefully monitored. | | | Gestational age is very important when complications occur in the pregnancy and early delivery may be necessary. |
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http://www.brcf.med.umich.edu/obgyn/smartmoms/pregnancy/monthbymonth
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| | Gestational trophoblastic tumor |
| | The prognosis for cure of patients with GTTs is good even when the disease has spread to distant organs, especially when only the lungs are involved. | | | Gestational trophoblastic tumors may be classified as follows: hydatidiform mole, chorioadenoma destruens (invasive mole), choriocarcinoma, and placental-site trophoblastic tumor.[1] | | | Each patient should be counseled in the use of a reliable birth control method. |
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http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/101163.html
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| | course-no-test.cfm?CID=1285 |
| | Males born light for gestational age were at an increased risk of high systolic blood pressure, especially if they had persistent short stature as adults. | | | Between 3% and 10% of all live neonates are born small for gestational age (SGA), depending on how the term is defined. | | | The mean age at start of therapy was approximately 10.8 for both groups. |
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| | eMJA: Doyle et al, Why do preterm infants die in the 1990s? |
| | The aim of this study of preterm infants 23-36 weeks' gestational age born in 1994-1996 in a hospital with neonatal intensive care facilities was to describe the variation with gestational age in the mortality rate and the causes of death, focusing on avoidable causes. | | | Gestational age in completed weeks was assigned according to the first antenatal ultrasound scan, or maternal dates if no ultrasound report was available. | | | In the seventh case, the gestational age was 23 weeks and before birth the infant was considered incapable of surviving, yet was given full intensive care postnatally. |
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http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/jun7/doyle/doyle.html
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| | AdoptHelp.com |
| | Unlike a gestational surrogacy, the surrogate's consent to surrender her rights to the child is subject to a 7-day revocation period. | | | A gestational carrier may be the only chance for a couple to have their own genetic child when the female partner is unable or not capable of carrying a pregnancy on her own. | | | The child(ren) of gestational surrogacy is/are the genetic child(ren) of the intended parents, and the surrogate carries the embryo/fetus to term in the role of "host" uterus. |
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http://www.adopthelp.com/surrogacy/types.shtml
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| | BioMed Central Full text A nearly continuous measure of birth weight for gestational age using a United States national reference |
| | The purpose of our analysis was to create a more nearly continuous reference measure of birth weight for gestational age using a recent nationwide dataset. | | | [ 28-30 ] However, these approaches are limited because they assume either no relationship or a linear relationship between birth weight and gestational age. | | | Thus, precise determination of birth weight relative to gestational age is needed to understand both the determinants of intrauterine growth and the sequelae of altered growth. |
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http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/3/6
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| | ivpcare > Areas of Specialty > Fertility > Information Center > Article Library > Surrogacy |
| | The gestational carrier may be known (e.g., a sister) or unknown to the infertile couple before the arrangement is finalized. | | | In gestational surrogacy using a relative as the carrier, there may be unspoken pressures to comply with the desires of the infertile couple’s wishes. | | | Financial compensation is the rule for unknown gestational carriers but may not be requested when a woman well-known to the couple is performing this service for altruistic reasons. |
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http://www.ivpcare.com/areas_of_specialty/fertility/information_center/articles/surrogacy.asp
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| | Gestational Diabetes: Nutrition and Questions |
| | Gestational diabetes providers, while paying lip service to breastfeeding, are notorious for de-emphasizing it, interfering with it through unnecessarily obtrusive procedures, and sabotaging it by being uneducated about breastfeeding and supply issues (placing women on the pill without informing them of its risk to supply, etc.). | | | Some gestational diabetics are able to have a bit more flexibility and with guidance from a dietician as to wise choices, are able to have a bit of a treat on rare occasions under certain conditions. | | | Diabetics whose chromium levels are fine, however, do not seem to benefit much from chromium supplements. |
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http://www.plus-size-pregnancy.org/gd/gd_nutrition.htm
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| | Family Scholars Blog » ‘GESTATIONAL CARRIER’ |
| | But I do question the general use, and even the terminology of “gestational carrier.” The term itself to me serves to dehumanize and deny the human dignity of the person who is going to be doing the physical (and inevitably some of the emotional work) of nurturing this baby. | | | Dear Hopeful: I did a little research and learned that the term “gestational carrier” refers to a woman who would carry an embryo that was developed using your egg and your husband’s sperm. | | | This is the woman whose voice the baby in utero will grow to know first, and the baby will experience this woman’s body and smell as its biological mother, although she is not genetically related. |
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http://www.familyscholars.org/index.php?p=4269
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| | Print Friendly Version of: Small for Gestational Age |
| | This means that they are smaller than 90 percent of all other babies of the same gestational age. | | | SGA babies may appear physically and neurologically mature but are smaller than other babies of the same gestational age. | | | Small for gestational age (SGA) is a term used to describe a baby who is smaller than the usual amount for the number of weeks of pregnancy. |
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http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_hrnewborn/sga.cfm?printfriendly=1&
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| | SMO - Sample Gestational Surrogacy Contract |
| | If Embryo Carrier disagrees then she will be responsible for the child from that time, and Genetic Parents will have no further responsibility. | | | Embryo Carrier will have a medical examination, blood and other tests and psychological testing as determined by Genetic Parents and their advisors. | | | It is the parties' intention that Embryo Carrier will attend at least ____ counselling sessions per month with the Responsible Counselor in ______________ during the pregnancy. |
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http://www.surromomsonline.com/articles/contract.htm
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