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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 group of 32 female and 34 male fetuses, the testosterone/FSH ratio was diagnostic. In two cases the values were...
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