2001
DOI: 10.1046/j.0960-7692.2001.00532.x
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Fetal phallus ‘erection’ interfering with the sonographic determination of fetal gender in the first trimester

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“…Using the midsagittal plane, sonographic determination of fetal sex has been reported as early as 11 weeks' menstrual age, but it may be obtained reliably only as early as 12 to 13 weeks. [4][5][6][7][8] Early identification of fetal sex appears to require a great deal of operator experience to obtain a correct sagittal reference plane, and the accuracy rate is limited by fetal age, improving as menstrual age advances from 75% at 12 weeks to 90% at 14 weeks. The transverse plane can be used effectively after 14 weeks, and with a combination of tangential or transverse and sagittal views, fetal sex can be determined 93% of the time, with an accuracy of 99%, after 14 weeks' menstrual age.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Using the midsagittal plane, sonographic determination of fetal sex has been reported as early as 11 weeks' menstrual age, but it may be obtained reliably only as early as 12 to 13 weeks. [4][5][6][7][8] Early identification of fetal sex appears to require a great deal of operator experience to obtain a correct sagittal reference plane, and the accuracy rate is limited by fetal age, improving as menstrual age advances from 75% at 12 weeks to 90% at 14 weeks. The transverse plane can be used effectively after 14 weeks, and with a combination of tangential or transverse and sagittal views, fetal sex can be determined 93% of the time, with an accuracy of 99%, after 14 weeks' menstrual age.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many researchers have reported difficulties in determining the fetal sex in some women; it could not be determined in 9–37% of cases (Table ). This rate may be explained by the fact that the angle between the tubercle and the spine changes during the US examination, especially in the early part of the first trimester . Also, an unfavorable fetal position, fetal thighs that are close together, the umbilical cord being positioned between the fetus's legs, and fetal hyperactivity may all hinder correct identification of the sagittal sign and thus impede accurate sex determination on US examination.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Se ha sugerido que la dirección en la que apunta el falo masculino es vertical debido a la congestión permanente de los cuerpos cavernosos del pene que produciría una erección mantenida. Sin embargo, este fenómeno puede ser intermitente y común a ambos sexos en el primer trimestre (15). La maduración progresiva del mecanismo responsable de la erección del pene en el varón, junto con el desarrollo del escroto, que al final del primer trimestre obliga al pene a adoptar una dirección vertical, harían que este fenómeno del cambio de ángulo sea menos probable a partir de las 13-14 semanas y que en consecuencia, el diagnóstico del sexo sea más preciso.…”
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