Sex differences in uterine artery Doppler during gestation in pregnancies complicated by placental dysfunction.

Leah ParanavitanaMelissa WalkerAnjana Ravi ChandranNatasha MilliganShiri ShinarClare L WhiteheadSebastian R HobsonLena SerghidesW Tony ParksAhmet A BaschatChristopher K MacgowanJohn G SledJohn C KingdomLindsay S Cahill

Published in: Biology of sex differences (2021)

The uterine artery PI is widely used to assess uteroplacental function in clinical settings. The observation that this metric changes more rapidly in complicated pregnancies where the fetus was male highlights the importance of sex when interpreting hemodynamic markers of placental maturation.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
preterm infants
blood flow