Is endometrial thickness a valid monitoring parameter in cycles of ovulation induction with menotropins alone?
Endometrial thickness is a valid screening test for conception outcome in cycles stimulated with hMG. A periovulatory endometrial thickness > or = 10 mm defined 91% of conception cycles. No pregnancy occurred when the endometrium measured < 7 mm.
Fetal gender seems to affect total and placental ALP levels in healthy pregnant women, particularly during the second and third trimester of pregnancy. Higher ALP levels in pregnant women with female fetuses than in those with male fetuses may suggest that knowledge of the fetal gender may be in particular importance for the studies using ALP as a marker for the prediction of variety of diseases and complications seen during pregnancy.