The fetal membranes consist of the chorion, amnion, yolk sac, and allantois. The chorion has three layers: cytotrophoblastic, chorionic connective tissue, and basement membrane. The chorion lies ...

Previously, an infection of the amnion and chorion or both was dubbed chorioamnionitis. In 2015, a proposal was made by an expert panel that, instead of clinical chorioamnionitis, the name ...

A blood test can show whether a new heart is tolerated by the recipient and not rejected. This has been shown in a doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. This means that heart ...

Interstitial cystitis and bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) vary in clinical manifestation, according to a study published online Oct. 18 in the International Journal of Urology. Aya Niimi, M.D., Ph ...