Prenatal sex diagnosis: testosterone and FSH levels in mid-trimester amniotic fluids.

doi:10.1002/pd.1970040505

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Prenatal sex diagnosis: testosterone and FSH levels in mid-trimester amniotic fluids.

Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Jan 2000

Abeliovich D, Leiberman J R, Teuerstein I, Levy J

Abstract excerpt

We studied the validity of mid-trimester amniotic fluid testosterone and FSH in the diagnosis of fetal sex in abnormal fetuses and in twins. It was found that the testosterone/FSH ratio, but not the level of the individual hormones, was an excellent criterion for fetal sex diagnosis. In a control...

Topics

Adult
Amniocentesis
Amniotic Fluid
Aneuploidy
Chromosome Aberrations
Chromosome Disorders
Chromosomes, Human, 16-18
Diseases in Twins
Down Syndrome
Female
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Phenotype
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, Second
Sex Chromosome Aberrations

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PMID: 6239151
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1970040505

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