Publications by authors named "L Rovas"

Listeriosis is a rare but extremely dangerous infection for both mother and fetus. This pathogen can spread in humans' bodies by consumption of contaminated food. The main high-risk groups of people for being infected are immunosuppressed and especially pregnant women.

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Background: Shereshevsky-Turner Syndrome is a chromosomal condition that affects females owing to full or partial missing of X-monosomy in all or part of the body's cells. Shereshevsky-Turner Syndrome is characterized by severe hormonal disorders and defects of the cardiovascular and urinary systems. With the advent of assisted reproductive technology (ART), pregnancy has become more accessible for this group of cases, often with donor eggs.

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Objectives: To develop normal reference ranges for cervical volume and vascular indices using three-dimensional (3D) power Doppler ultrasonography from 17 to 41 gestational weeks.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 352 nulliparous and 291 parous women who delivered at term and underwent transvaginal 3D power Doppler ultrasound examination of the cervix once at 17 to 41 weeks' gestation. We examined approximately 25 women in each gestational week.

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