Progesterone’s Serum Level and a New Ultrasonographic Parameter in the First Trimester Pregnancy - Prognostic Factors for Embryonic Demise

Conclusion The DYSE has a high positive predictive value in identifying pregnancies with potentially reserved outcome, with the present study demonstrating that a DYSE<3mm causes an unfavorable evolution of the pregnancy. Low serum levels of progesterone are associated with an increased rate of nonviable embryos. The correlation between these two parameters increases the effectiveness of screening methods in prenatal monitoring and improves the diagnostic methods for the firsttrimester pregnancies whose outcome potential can be reserved.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetricia - Category: OBGYN Source Type: research