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Assessing Second-Trimester Ferning in Diagnosing Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes.
Lende MN, Lee D, Bringley JC, Feustel PJ, Lynch TA. Lende MN, et al. Am J Perinatol. 2025 Jan 31. doi: 10.1055/a-2515-2718. Online ahead of print. Am J Perinatol. 2025. PMID: 39809449
OBJECTIVE: Preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) diagnosis is made through visualization of amniotic fluid (pooling), nitrizine testing, sonographic low amniotic fluid, and microscopic detection of amniotic fluid arborization (ferning). ...Cent …
OBJECTIVE: Preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) diagnosis is made through visualization of amniotic fluid (pooling), nitrizi …
The ferning and nitrazine tests of amniotic fluid between 12 and 41 weeks gestation.
Bennett SL, Cullen JB, Sherer DM, Woods JR Jr. Bennett SL, et al. Am J Perinatol. 1993 Mar;10(2):101-4. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-994637. Am J Perinatol. 1993. PMID: 8476469
Most studies investigating the usefulness of ferning and nitrazine methods for detecting the presence of amniotic fluid following ruptured amniotic membranes have employed samples from vaginal pooling. ...Sixty-six samples were tested within 1 week and again …
Most studies investigating the usefulness of ferning and nitrazine methods for detecting the presence of amniotic fluid follow …
The ferning test for detection of amniotic fluid contamination in umbilical blood samples.
Chao A, Herd JP, Tabsh KM. Chao A, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1990 May;162(5):1207-13. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(90)90019-4. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1990. PMID: 2339721
The ferning test is proposed for this purpose. An in vitro model, using centrifuged serial dilutions of neonatal cord blood and amniotic fluid, showed that ferning of the supernatant occurs in proportion to the degree of contamination. A system for grading …
The ferning test is proposed for this purpose. An in vitro model, using centrifuged serial dilutions of neonatal cord blood and amnio …
Crystallization patterns in anterior vaginal fluid from bitches in oestrus.
England GC, Allen WE. England GC, et al. J Reprod Fertil. 1989 May;86(1):335-9. doi: 10.1530/jrf.0.0860335. J Reprod Fertil. 1989. PMID: 2754652
Bitches exhibited a characteristic arborization pattern of the fluid from the anterior vagina during pro-oestrus and oestrus. These changes were monitored together with conventional vaginal cytology and plasma oestrogen and progestagen concentrations. ...F …
Bitches exhibited a characteristic arborization pattern of the fluid from the anterior vagina during pro-oestrus and oestrus. …
Fetal fibronectin (Quick Check fFN test(®)) for detection of premature rupture of fetal membranes.
Abdelazim IA. Abdelazim IA. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2013 Feb;287(2):205-10. doi: 10.1007/s00404-012-2548-3. Epub 2012 Sep 12. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2013. PMID: 22968578 Clinical Trial.
Patients with multiple pregnancies or >37 weeks gestation or not sure of dates or fetal distress or vaginal bleeding or preterm labor or chorioamnionitis were excluded from this study. The diagnosis of PROM was based on patient's history of sudden gush of water, pooling …
Patients with multiple pregnancies or >37 weeks gestation or not sure of dates or fetal distress or vaginal bleeding or preterm la …
Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (Actim PROM test) for detection of premature rupture of fetal membranes.
Abdelazim IA. Abdelazim IA. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2014 Apr;40(4):961-7. doi: 10.1111/jog.12296. Epub 2014 Feb 26. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2014. PMID: 24612210
The diagnosis of PROM was based on patient's history of sudden gush of water, pooling of amniotic fluid, positive Ferning pattern, positive Nitrazine test, confirmed by visualization of fluid passing from the cervical canal during sterile speculum examination …
The diagnosis of PROM was based on patient's history of sudden gush of water, pooling of amniotic fluid, positive Ferning patt …
Diagnosis of preterm rupture of membranes: is testing for alpha-fetoprotein better than ferning or nitrazine?
Garite TJ, Gocke SE. Garite TJ, et al. Am J Perinatol. 1990 Jul;7(3):276-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-999500. Am J Perinatol. 1990. PMID: 1695510
This article evaluates the role of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) testing in the diagnosis of ruptured membranes in the preterm patient. AFP is normally found in amniotic fluid and is not present in vaginal secretions. Testing for AFP in vaginal fluid was com …
This article evaluates the role of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) testing in the diagnosis of ruptured membranes in the preterm patient. AFP is nor …
Effectiveness of a novel home-based testing device for the detection of rupture of membranes.
Bornstein J, Ohel G, Sorokin Y, Reape KZ, Shnaider O, Kessary-Shoham H, Ophir E. Bornstein J, et al. Am J Perinatol. 2009 Jan;26(1):45-50. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1095183. Epub 2008 Oct 31. Am J Perinatol. 2009. PMID: 18979414 Clinical Trial.
Results were compared with the standard clinical diagnosis, as determined by direct visualization of vaginal pooling, crystallization (ferning), and nitrazine tests, performed by a second blinded HCP. ...The TPL is a reliable test to determine the presence of amniot …
Results were compared with the standard clinical diagnosis, as determined by direct visualization of vaginal pooling, crystallization …
Placental alpha microglobulin-1 (AmniSure(®) test) for detection of premature rupture of fetal membranes.
Abdelazim IA, Makhlouf HH. Abdelazim IA, et al. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2012 Apr;285(4):985-9. doi: 10.1007/s00404-011-2106-4. Epub 2011 Oct 30. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2012. PMID: 22037683
Patients with multiple pregnancies or fetal distress or vaginal bleeding or preterm labor or chorioamnionitis were excluded from this study. Trans-abdominal ultrasound was done to detect the gestational age and the amniotic fluid index (AFI 5 cm in PROM) followed by …
Patients with multiple pregnancies or fetal distress or vaginal bleeding or preterm labor or chorioamnionitis were excluded from this …
Management of preterm premature rupture of membranes.
Veille JC. Veille JC. Clin Perinatol. 1988 Dec;15(4):851-62. Clin Perinatol. 1988. PMID: 3061702 Review.
The first principle, which is accepted by most, consists of searching for a positive history of PROM, confirming PROM (by speculum examination, pooling, positive Nitrazine testing, and ferning), and obtaining cervical and vaginal cultures (for group B streptococcus/ …
The first principle, which is accepted by most, consists of searching for a positive history of PROM, confirming PROM (by speculum examinati …
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