1999
Individual growth patterns in the first trimester: evidence for difference in embryonic and fetal growth rates
Deter R, Buster J, Casson P, Carson S. Individual growth patterns in the first trimester: evidence for difference in embryonic and fetal growth rates. Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 1999, 13: 90-98. PMID: 10079486, DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1999.13020090.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCrown-rump lengthMenstrual ageFirst trimesterFetal lengthIndividual fetusesFirst trimester growthGroups of fetusesFetal growth rateWeeks' menstrual ageMaximum axial lengthIVF groupFetal growthFetal problemsSpontaneous fertilizationFetusesAxial lengthSimilar findingsGrowth abnormalitiesWeeksWeekly intervalsAgeTrimesterPatientsStraight line lengthAccurate assessment
1998
Lack of Association Between Antiphospholipid Antibodies and First-Trimester Spontaneous Abortion: Prospective Study of Pregnancies Detected Within 21 Days of Conception 11Supported by grants and contracts from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health.
Simpson J, Carson S, Chesney C, Conley M, Metzger B, Aarons J, Holmes L, Jovanovic-Peterson L, Knopp R, Mills J. Lack of Association Between Antiphospholipid Antibodies and First-Trimester Spontaneous Abortion: Prospective Study of Pregnancies Detected Within 21 Days of Conception 11Supported by grants and contracts from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health. Fertility And Sterility 1998, 69: 814-820. PMID: 9591485, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00054-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, SpontaneousAdolescentAdultAntibodies, AntiphospholipidFemaleHumansPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstProspective StudiesConceptsAntiphospholipid antibodiesAnticardiolipin antibodiesPregnancy lossProspective studyFirst trimester pregnancy lossEnzyme immunoassayFirst-trimester spontaneous abortionsFirst trimester lossNational InstituteLack of associationDay of conceptionFetal deathRetrospective studySpontaneous abortionLive birthsMAIN OUTCOMEChild healthSuch antibodiesBlood samplesPregnancyMulticenter universityAntibodiesSerumWomenSelection bias
1996
Prospective study showing that antisperm antibodies are not associated with pregnancy losses**Supported by a contract with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Simpson J, Carson S, Mills J, Conley M, Aarons J, Holmes L, Jovanovic-Peterson L, Knopp R, Metzger B. Prospective study showing that antisperm antibodies are not associated with pregnancy losses**Supported by a contract with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Fertility And Sterility 1996, 66: 36-42. PMID: 8752608, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58384-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, SpontaneousAdolescentAdultAntibodiesCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMalePregnancyPregnancy in DiabeticsPregnancy Trimester, FirstProspective StudiesSpermatozoaConceptsIgM antisperm antibodiesAntisperm antibodiesPregnancy lossIgA antisperm antibodiesNondiabetic womenPregnancy outcomesPositive findingsFirst trimester pregnancy lossTrimester pregnancy lossFirst-trimester serumIndirect immunobead testNational InstituteOnly positive findingDay of conceptionMaternal serumClinical statusProspective studyImmunobead testLiveborn infantsProspective dataChild healthPositive testIgM bindingRegional bindingLocation of antibody
1993
Predicting pregnancy survival from a single first trimester vaginal ultrasonogram
Burwinkel T, Emerson D, Buster J, Felker R, Altieri L, Carson S. Predicting pregnancy survival from a single first trimester vaginal ultrasonogram. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 1993, 12: 665-668. PMID: 8264019, DOI: 10.7863/jum.1993.12.11.665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuccessful pregnancy outcomePregnancy outcomesEarly first trimesterUltimate pregnancy outcomeTransvaginal ultrasonogramTransvaginal ultrasonographyWeeks' gestationFirst trimesterPregnancy survivalRetrospective studyCRL measurementsOutcomesGestationUltrasonogramFHRTrimesterPregnancyUltrasonography