Why the study?
Determining fetal sex can be fundamentally important for identifying associated anomalies like heart defects and heart failure, but routine reporting has only been recommended in Danish and Scandinavian guidelines.
Should fetal sex be routinely determined and reported during prenatal ultrasound-echocardiographic examinations at reference centres?
Should fetal sex be routinely determined and reported during prenatal ultrasound-echocardiographic examinations at reference centres?
The Polish Prenatal Cardiology Society recommends routine determination of fetal sex during prenatal ultrasounds at referral centers to aid in diagnosing congenital anomalies and heart failure.
Fetal sex assessment may aid genitourinary defect detection in referral prenatal ultrasound; leaves open broader guideline adoption.
The following paper is a review of research and a summary of the latest publications concerning examples of fetal sex congenital defects and their diagnostic problems with the assessment of the need to focus on fetus gender in prenatal ultrasound exams in referral centres. Determining the sex of the fetus may be of fundamental importance. However, so far it has been recommended only in Danish and Scandinavian guidelines. Defects of the genitourinary system are identifiable in prenatal tests and can coincide with other defects, including not only abdominal defects but also heart defects. Functional disorders within the external genitalia may be a clinical manifestation of heart failure and ongoing intrauterine infections. On the basis of the currently available research studies in the field of perinatology and paediatrics, we came to the conclusion that the determination of fetal sex should be carried out each time in prenatal ultrasound examinations at the reference centre.
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