Reproductive behaviour and prenatal diagnosis following genetic termination of pregnancy in women of advanced maternal age.
One hundred and fifty-one women of advanced maternal age who underwent genetic termination of pregnancy (TOP) were studied for their reproductive behaviour and the type of procedure for prenatal diagnosis in a subsequent pregnancy. A total of 59 women (39 per cent) had a further pregnancy. In all continuing pregnancies prenatal diagnosis was performed, of which 75 per cent consisted of chorionic villus sampling (CVS). Reproductive behaviour following a genetic termination was negatively correlated with maternal age and parity. Both reproductive behaviour and the choice to undergo a diagnostic procedure in the next pregnancy were independent of the type of diagnostic procedure in the previous affected pregnancy.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academic Hospital Rotterdam-Dijkzigt, Erasmus University, The Netherlands.
De Koning
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Jahoda
M G
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Stijnen
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De Ridder
M A
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Sachs
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Wladimiroff
J W
JW
D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000649:Amniocentesis; D015193:Chorionic Villi Sampling; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors