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Secondary abdominal gestation
Extrauterine pregnancy in which the embryo, originally situated in the oviduct or elsewhere, has developed in the abdominal cavity.
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Secondary gestation
Pregnancy in which the embryo becomes dislodged from the original seat of implantation and continues to develop in a new situation.
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Multiple gestation
The presence of two or more embryos in the uterus. Twin and higher gestations have greatly increased in the past two decades due to the increased use of ovulation induction agents and assisted reproduction technologies. Currently 3% of all births are multiple gestations. When twins are diagnosed by ultrasound early in the first trimester, in…
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Interstitial gestation
Tubal pregnancy in which the embryo is developed in a portion of the fallopian tube that traverses the wall of the uterus.
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Ectopic gestation
Pregnancy in which the fetus develops outside the uterus.
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Cornual gestation
Pregnancy in an ill-developed cornu of a bicornuate uterus.
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Abdominal gestation
Ectopic pregnancy in which the embryo develops in the peritoneal cavity.
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Gestagen
Something that produces pro-gestational effects. This general term is usually applied to natural or synthetic steroid hormones used to alter reproductive physiology.
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Geropsychiatry
A subspecialty of psychiatry dealing with mental illness in the elderly.
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Gerontotherapeutics
Treatments (such as antioxidants) designed to slow the aging process.
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