First-trimester endocervical irrigation: feasibility of obtaining trophoblast cells for prenatal diagnosis.
Bahado-Singh RO, Kliman H, Feng TY, Hobbins J, Copel JA, Mahoney MJ. First-trimester endocervical irrigation: feasibility of obtaining trophoblast cells for prenatal diagnosis. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1995, 85: 461-4. PMID: 7862393, DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(94)00416-b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrophoblast cellsPrenatal diagnosisInternal cervical osElective pregnancy terminationFirst trimester diagnosisPlacental pathologistPregnant patientsWeeks' gestationCervical osNormal salinePregnancy terminationUltrasound guidanceAdditional casesPlastic catheterDiagnosisFirst-trimester prenatal diagnosisBrief durationGestationHCG antibodySignificant percentageFurther testingCellsLight microscopyTechnical simplicityPatients