title: Severe limb reduction defects after uterine lavage at 7-8 weeks' gestation.
abstract: A 35-year-old multiparous Chinese woman underwent a uterine lavage procedure for prenatal sex determination at 7-8 weeks' gestation. The baby was delivered by elective Caesarean section because of breech presentation at 38 weeks' gestation. The child weighed 2425 g and had severe reduction defects of all four limbs. This case warrants advising prospective patients of a possible association and encouraging practitioners to mount a careful prenatal ultrasonography and postnatal follow-up of all pregnancies investigated by prenatal diagnostic uterine lavage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017880:Limb Deformities, Congenital; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects; D014599:Uterus / Q000166:cytology*