Abortion is restricted in many US states, including 13 where the procedure is illegal at any stage of pregnancy. Most abortions in the US take place before the embryo is visible to the naked eye.

Current guidelines regarding ultrasonographic diagnosis of miscarriage may still be associated with misdiagnoses and should be updated to reflect new evidence, according to a prospective, multicenter, ...

October 17, 2011 — Current guidelines to diagnose miscarriage are insufficient and unreliable, and following them may result in the inadvertent termination of wanted pregnancies, according to the ...

An article published this week by The Guardian that purports to show that an unborn child “is not visible” until after 10 weeks of pregnancy is “intentionally misleading,” says a board-certified ...

What Is a Yolk Sac? A yolk sac is a small pouch made from thin membranes. The yolk sac is one of the first things to develop during pregnancy and one of the first things your healthcare provider will ...

I wanted to share this beautiful image and story with you. We are indeed created in His image. Thank you to this beautiful mother for courageously sharing her story with all of us. "I had a ...

Hi, I am 5.1 weeks pregnant. I went today to my OB for an ultra sound due to some pain below my ribs but fortunately it was from my colon. However when doing the scan the dr noticed that my ...

Dear Gynae-Doc, I am 30 years old with APS & SLE and received great advice from you in my 1st pregnancy(which I lost at 10 weeks). I was on no medication. Now I'm 6 ...

An inquiry into a doctor who allegedly misdiagnosed an ectopic pregnancy has been told that an obstetric expert saw a gestational sac inside the woman’s womb. Dr Keelin O'Donoghue said she found ...

John H. Richardson’s Esquire feature on abortion doctor Warren Hern is the best profile I’ve read in a very long time. It’s an emotionally complex piece of writing about an emotionally battered ...