Early amniocentesis: effect of removing
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S. Tharmaratnam; S. Sadek; E. K. Steele; M. A. Harper; F. J. Stewart; J. Nevin;
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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In mid-trimester amniocentesis (MTA), 12-15 ml of amniotic fluid is aspirated for cytogenetic analysis. When a similar volume of amniotic fluid is removed by early amniocentesis (EA), it represents a significant proportion of the total amniotic fluid volume in the first trimester. The fluid depletio