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ArticleSaudi medical journal2021

Predictive value and reference ranges of anogenital distance for determining fetal gender in the first trimester: A retrospective cohort study.

Abdulrahman M Alfuraih, Samiah A Alotaiby, Mohammed J Alsaadi, Hanifa A Bukhari, Ali M Aldhebaib, Rafat S Mohtasib

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Abdulrahman M AlfuraihFrom the Radiology and Medical Imaging Department (Alfuraih, Alsaadi) College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Kharj; from the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department (Alotaiby, Bukhari), from the Department of Biomedical Physics, Molecular and Functional Imaging (Mohtasib), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; and from the Radiologic Sciences Department (Aldhebaib), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Samiah A AlotaibyFrom the Radiology and Medical Imaging Department (Alfuraih, Alsaadi) College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Kharj; from the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department (Alotaiby, Bukhari), from the Department of Biomedical Physics, Molecular and Functional Imaging (Mohtasib), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; and from the Radiologic Sciences Department (Aldhebaib), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed J AlsaadiFrom the Radiology and Medical Imaging Department (Alfuraih, Alsaadi) College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Kharj; from the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department (Alotaiby, Bukhari), from the Department of Biomedical Physics, Molecular and Functional Imaging (Mohtasib), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; and from the Radiologic Sciences Department (Aldhebaib), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Hanifa A BukhariFrom the Radiology and Medical Imaging Department (Alfuraih, Alsaadi) College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Kharj; from the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department (Alotaiby, Bukhari), from the Department of Biomedical Physics, Molecular and Functional Imaging (Mohtasib), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; and from the Radiologic Sciences Department (Aldhebaib), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ali M AldhebaibFrom the Radiology and Medical Imaging Department (Alfuraih, Alsaadi) College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Kharj; from the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department (Alotaiby, Bukhari), from the Department of Biomedical Physics, Molecular and Functional Imaging (Mohtasib), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; and from the Radiologic Sciences Department (Aldhebaib), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Rafat S MohtasibFrom the Radiology and Medical Imaging Department (Alfuraih, Alsaadi) College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Kharj; from the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department (Alotaiby, Bukhari), from the Department of Biomedical Physics, Molecular and Functional Imaging (Mohtasib), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center; and from the Radiologic Sciences Department (Aldhebaib), College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo assess the usefulness of sonographically measured anogenital distance (AGD) in predicting fetal gender in Saudi fetuses during the first trimester and to provide normal reference centiles for AGD.

methodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between November 2020 and May 2021. The ultrasound scans of 313 singleton pregnancies between 11-13 plus 6 gestational weeks and their gender-at-birth were collected. Anogenital distance was measured from the inferior base of the genital tubercle to the rump. Binominal logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC) evaluated the predictive performance of AGD for determining fetal gender.

resultsThere was a significant difference of approximately 15% in mean AGD between female (5.92 mm [95% CI= 6.70, 6.14]) and male (6.80 mm [95% CI= 6.61,7.00]) fetuses (

conclusionThe first-trimester ultrasound evaluation of AGD was feasible and reliable. It showed a difference between the genders but did not yield high predictive accuracy. Future research should consider racial factors when evaluating AGD.

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Ultrasonography, PrenatalCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMalePregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstReference ValuesRetrospective Studiesanogenital distancefetal genderfirst trimesterultrasound

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PMCPMC9129234

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