THE INFLUENCE OF FETAL SEX UPON LIQUOR CYTOLOGY AS A MEANS OF ESTlMATING GESTATIONAL AGE

  1. M. J. Bennett Registrar,
  2. H. H. B. Morris Medical Student,
  3. D. A. Davey Professor

Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1972.tb15806.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 79, Issue 4, pages 340–343, April 1972

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Bennett, M. J., Morris, H. H. B. and Davey, D. A. (1972), THE INFLUENCE OF FETAL SEX UPON LIQUOR CYTOLOGY AS A MEANS OF ESTlMATING GESTATIONAL AGE. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 79: 340–343. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1972.tb15806.x

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

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  1. Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
  2. Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005

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Summary

Prenatal sex determination after 30 weeks of pregnancy can be achieved simply and with a high degree of accuracy using the cyanophilic cell count on amniotic fluid. Differential cell counts as a means of estimating gestational age may be incorrect because of the sexual difference.

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