Prenatal Health Care

Things about placenta previa that pregnant women should know

Dec 24, 2020

After the 28th week of pregnancy, the placenta attached to the lower uterine segment -- and even the lower edge of the placenta -- reaches or covers the internal cervical orifice and its position is lower than that during the fetal presentation.
Three techniques to create test-tube babies

Nov 6, 2020

Things you need to know about three techniques to create test-tube babies.
Will thin endometrium affect the success of IVF?

Jul 23, 2020

Thin endometrium generally refers to a thickness of the endometrium of less than seven millimeters during ovulation or the mid luteal phase. The condition does have a significant impact on the success rate of in vitro fertilization, or IVF.
Pre-pregnancy examinations for older moms-to-be

Jul 21, 2020

Women at or older than 35 are considered to be of an advanced maternal age. They have a greater risk of decreased fertility, increased risk of fetal abnormalities and pregnancy complications.
Pre-pregnancy advice for men

Jul 15, 2020

At present, the global incidence of sterility and infertility is about 15 percent, of which male and female factors account for half respectively. In order to ensure smooth preparations for pregnancy, it is better for men to make the following preparations.
Q&A about breast cancer

May 20, 2020

For young breast cancer patients, childbearing often becomes both a desire and a hesitation in their hearts -- so will breast cancer affect women to be mothers?
Q&A about pregnancy complicated with cervical cancer

May 14, 2020

The symptoms of cervical cancer in pregnancy are the same as those in non-pregnancy. Occasional or posterior vaginal bleeding is common in early pregnancy complicated with cervical cancer. Because it occurs during pregnancy, it is often misdiagnosed as a threatened abortion, placenta previa, placental abruption, premature delivery or cervical dilatation.
Things you should know about thalassemia

May 13, 2020

Thalassemia is a kind of hereditary anemia caused by inadequate hemoglobin synthesis, or inability to synthesize hemoglobin due to genetic defects.
Main characteristics, preventive measures for genetic diseases

Apr 10, 2020

Genetic disease refers to a disease in which the genetic material is altered or controlled by a pathogenic gene, usually with characteristics of vertical transmission and it is lifelong. Therefore, genetic diseases are characterized by transmission from parents to offsprings.
Q&A about amniocentesis

Apr 8, 2020

For pregnant women, what should be the choice of Down's screening, DNA-based noninvasive prenatal testing, amniocentesis?

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