That said, sometimes you will have your ultrasound and be told that your baby is a boy when you had your heart set on a girl or vice versa. This is called gender disappointment. You are not alone here. Many moms feel some degree of sadness to outright depression.
PFO stands for Patent Foramen Ovale. A simple way to think of PFOâs is as a hole in the main interior walls of the heart. In the image below, you can see where the hole forms a connection between the left and right atrium, aka the upper chambers of the heart. It is a very common heart condition, affecting a quarter of the population.
View image. The foramen ovale is a small opening between the 2 upper chambers of the heart (the atria). It is normally present before birth and closes in most people after birth. If the foramen ovale does not close all the way, it is called a patent foramen ovale (PFO).PFO can cause some problems.For example: 1  If you have pulmonary hypertension, PFO may make shortness of breath much worse. 2  Scuba divers with PFO may be more likely to have small strokes and damage to the brain when they dive.f the foramen ovale does not close all the way, it is called a patent foramen ovale (PFO). PFO can cause some problems. For example: 1  If you have pulmonary hypertension, PFO may make shortness of breath much worse. 2  Scuba divers with PFO may be more likely to have small strokes and damage to the brain when they dive.