Common Pathologies in Pregnancies Flashcards
what doe progesterone do to the endometrium
increases thickness preparing for fertilised egg
increased vascular
stroll cells become procoagulant
what is a fertilised egg called
a chorion with trophoblasts on the outside which produces beta human chorionic gonatrophin
what is the target for BhCG
corpus luteum in the ovary
what is the function of BhCG
stimulate corpus luteum to produce progesterone which stops decide for shedding
what do trophoblast cells doq
stream off to invade mothers blood vessels and link these up with those of the fetus
what are decimal stromal cells
between vessels and they are procoagulant and stop trophoblast cells causing too much bleeding
what forms the placenta
chorionic villi covered by trophoblast cells are bathed in mothered blood and become placenta
what are common causes of miscarriage
chromosomal abnormality
infection
maternal issues-il health, trauma, hormonal issues
what happens to genes during a normal pregnancy
mum swicthes off certain genes by methylating then and dad does the same
mums promotes early baby growht
dads promote early placenta growht
what is an ectopic pregnancy
the wrong anatomical site which is usually the fallopian tube
lack of proper decimal layer leading to harrmoage and rupture
what is a molar pregnancy
2 lots of dads genes
2 sperms fertilising one egg with no chromosomes
torphobaslt overgrowth
pre form of cancer
how do you treat a molar prgenancy
methotrexate if BhCG stays high
