Podcasts about amnion

In today's episode, I sit down with Dr. Mila Ioussifova and Roger Kennedy to discuss the clinical and business impacts of cryopreserved amniotic membranes in practice, especially with patients with dry eye. Key Takeaways:The easiest way to bring amniotic membranes into your practice are by just doing it. Learn about application tools, patient education, billing and coding from the companies themselves and just go for it.Amniotic membranes aren't just for train wrecks. Persistent ocular surface disease, reduced corneal sensitivity, and moderate dry eye are all great cases for amniotic membrane use.Knowing the patient's deductible status ahead of time aids in the conversation. Dr. Mila presents amniotic membranes as one of hte only treatments that are covered/ billable to insurance and it's the only regenerative approach to corneal tissue and nerves. Knowing the deductible status prevents the patient from being surprised. The wow effect matters.Don't be afraid to publicly market your dry eye and amniotic membrane treatments to patients on your website and patient communication. Have a word of mouth strategy and execute it.Communicate the service and value of your products to other specialists in the area treating patients with conditions that cause dry eye.What Mila and Roger are reading:Think Again by Adam GrantShift Your Brilliance by Simon BaileyBecoming Supernatural by Dr. Joe Dispenza** Don't miss out on an extra $5 rebate for all commercial VSP Eye Exams extended through December 31, 2024. Earn up to an additional $15,000 in 2023 and up to $30,000 in 2024. Visit www.pecaaexamrebate.com now!**

A Dark and Hungry God Arises is the 3rd book in Stephen R. Donaldson's Gap Cycle. Tony isn't enjoying the read, but acknowledges the mastery of the world building. Tom is in awe of how well Donaldson is setting up events for the climax yet to come. In this volume, we see the core characters consolidate at Billingate, an illegal shipyard just inside Amnion space. Back at Earth, the conflict between the Dragon and Warden Dios begins to take shape. TTYpodcast.comThumbingthroughyesterday.com

Listen in as Dr Alberto Rullan sits down with Founder of AniCell Brandon Ames to discuss what is Amnion is and the benefits of treating soft tissue injuries with it!Links For You:• Our Website • Facebook • Instagram • Youtube Dr. Alberto Rullan, VMD• Website• LinkedIn• Instagram

This month's interview is with Dr Katie Ailes, whose PhD explored authenticity in spoken word and performance poetry. We've also got a poem from Jake Wild Hall, and a taster of our Book Club, featuring Amnion by Stephanie Sy-Quia. The full book club epsiode will be out later this month.

Last year Stephanie Sy-Quia spoke to online editor Josie Mitchell about modern cathedrals, telling her grandmothers' stories and the impulse to categorise. Stephanie Sy-Quia's debut poetry collection Amnion was selected as a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. Her writing has appeared in the FT Weekend, the TLS, the Economist, the Spectator and TANK magazine, and has twice been shortlisted for the FT Bodley Head Essay Prize. You can read an excerpt from Amnion on granta.com. 

Stephanie Sy-Quia's Amnion (Granta) is a one-of-a-kind ‘lyric epic', weaving memoir, essay and poetics into one of 2021's most eagerly awaited debut poetry collections. Sy-Quia read from the book and was in discussion with Will Harris, whose own Granta debut RENDANG won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. The event was chaired by Rachael Allen, Granta's poetry editor, whose most recent collection is Kingdomland (Faber). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There are two main types Types of Twins twins when it comes to pregnancy, dizygotic twins and monozygotic twins.  In this episode, we review these different types. Types of Twins [0:45] There are two types of twins: Monozygotic and Dizygotic. Each has its own subcategories. (Di) means two; (Mono) means one; Zygote is a fertilized egg. Dizygotic means two fertilized eggs, and Monozygotic means one fertilized egg that split into two. Dizygotic is commonly known as fraternal twins, which means non-identical twins. With Monozygotic, it would be identical twins that split into two. [1:50] You can have twins one of two ways. With Dizygotic, you can have a woman ovulate two eggs at the same time, which is uncommon. That means each ovary ovulates an egg, and they both find their way into the uterus and get fertilized, so you have two pregnancies going at the same time. Basically, they're siblings, but instead of carrying two years apart, your body decided that you're just going to carry two at the same time, getting a two for one. The other type of twins, which is less common for every two or three cases, is Monozygotic. This is where one egg gets fertilized for whatever reason. [5:48] With Monozygotic, there's one egg that splits itself and turns into “Monozygotic Twins” or identical twins. If that egg splits very early, then each piece of the egg develops a completely separate pregnancy with a completely separate placenta. Early Conception of Twins [6:55] If the egg splits within the first three days, you have two separate placentas and two separate pregnancies. With twins, there are two separate layers called the Chorion and Amnion. These are the two layers of the placenta. The one that is further inside is the Amnion, and the one that is on the outside is the Chorion. With normal pregnancies, both act as a single layer. But with twins that are completely separate, they will have two of both layers.     [8:34] If the egg separates after the first three days, but not after the first seven days, then each baby will develop its own Amnion even though they will share a placenta. That means each baby has a cord running to the same placenta on different sides of the amniotic separation, which is that wall between them. That wall is a membrane that prevents the twins from entangling their cords. If the baby separates after that seven-day zone, then they not only do share a Chorion, but also an Amnion. This means that both Chorion and Amnion are shared by the twins. Monochorionic and Dyamniotic Twins [10:15] Monochorionic and Diamniotic twins have special considerations and special risks. If it was actually two eggs, and they both get fertilized, then it's Dizygotic. But if it happens to be a Monozygotic twin that developed early, it will act like a Dichorionic. So how do you know what you are dealing with? You got to look early because early on, it's very clear on ultrasound if you got two eggs in there that got fertilized or one egg that split in half. [11:16] Even if you have one egg and one sperm that got fertilized that split into two, if they split early enough, they are going to have their own two pregnancies. It's going to be their separate pregnancies. If there had been two eggs that get fertilized, it would act the same way. They will be genetically identical. [12:12] 7% of Monozygotic twins are Monochorionic or Diamniotic.  But the majority of twins are Dizygotic, which means they come from two separate eggs that are fertilized early in pregnancy. With ultrasound, it's very easy to see early on the two separate sacks that are almost not touching your or very little touching. There's a sack, and there's a baby on this side. Those sacks are going to grow, and they're going to merge. If one placenta isn't attached to each other or they are within two separate locations, then you are dealing with Diamnitoic twins. Managing and Identifying Twin Pregnancies [14:57] To figure out what type of twin pregnancy a woman has, their placenta is looked at using ultrasound. The points that are looked at are if the twins are sharing a placenta or if the placenta is in the same place. Currently, you cannot tell on ultrasound if it's one placenta or two that are just against each other. Sometimes, placentas grow to each other, and there won't be any separation between them. At this point, it's very important to know if it is Dichorionic or Monochorionic because each is managed differently. [16:04] Another way to identify a twin pregnancy is to look at the twin membrane. You then magnify that, and then you measure it. If it's above point two millimeters, then it's a sign that it's a Dichorionic. But if it's less than .12, then it's a sign that it is a Mono. [17:12] Once you have techniques, you don't get rid of them. Even if a better technology comes along, you will learn to accept it. But sometimes you can't see it that well. If the patient's hard to scan or the memory is not in line well, the best way is to scan the membrane, and you zoom in on it. You count the layers, and if you see two layers, that means that the baby has one outer sac and two inter sac. But if the baby has two outer sacs and two inter sacs. Twin Transfusion Syndrome [18:08] When you have a Monozygotic twin, there is a possibility that one twin can thrive more in the uterine environment than the other twin. With Monochorionic twins, there is a 15% chance of something called Twin Transfusion Syndrome. This is where one baby is getting too much blood back from the placenta, and the other baby is getting too little. The continuous pump where one baby continuously gets more and the other one gets less makes the other baby struggle. One baby cannot keep up with the volume and is overloaded, while the other one is struggling because it's not getting enough blood. [20:32] If the twins are identified as Monozygotic and Monochorionic, then one of them is going to be given more blood. When blood goes to the placenta, it is shared equally between the twins. But if the arterial supply of the placenta is a bit different than the return, then both babies don't get the same amount of blood. Instead of each baby having the same amount of return channels, both get different supplies of blood. One is automatically going to get less and the other one a little more. Then the sequence of Twin Transfusion begins. One baby's getting overloaded, the other one's not getting enough. [24:05] The earlier Twin Transfusion happens, the bigger the problem. If it happens late in the game, then you deliver the babies. But if it happens early in the game, you can't deliver because they're too premature, and they can't survive. So if it happens early, you have to stop this vicious cycle from continuing. Most of the time, people will lose a baby because of the twin transfusion sequence if it's left untreated because the fluid is so great. The excessive fluid will cause pre-term labor, and the patient will just lose the pregnancy because they go into labor early. Even if they carry long enough to get into viability, one baby will get heart failure because it can't handle all the fluid. [25:00] **of note The correct term is reverse in this episode. The correct information is as follows: The fetus with more blood flow is called the recipient twin, and the fetus with less is called the donor twin     Velamentous Cord Insertion [29:06] Velamentous Cord Insertion is when the umbilical cord hits the placenta and branches into a spiderweb-like structure, and they drop into the placenta at different points. And that's how all the blood is getting everywhere. But if that separation happens, then it can become a major problem. It's a common complication in any pregnancy because you don't want those vessels exposed, especially if they're in front of the cervix. With twin pregnancies, Velamentous Cord Insertion is a more common phenomenon where you have that cord insertion. Often, it is tied to a twin transfusion sequence. Treating Velamentous Cord Insertion [30:33] You can go in with a scope, and you can identify the vessels. It mainly involves a lot of ultrasound and targeting. Then you either ablate with a laser or radio waves. Oblate means you are sealing or coagulating them off. You are taking the vessels that run from A to B or B to A, and you are dividing the placenta, so it's going to function like two separate placentas instead of one. If you overdo it, then you end up with the reverse where the other baby is getting too much. This is because you go in with instruments, and therefore there's a risk of pre-term labor or amniotic fluid membrane rupture. Monoamnionic Twins [35:04 Twin Transfusion doesn't happen with Mono twins because there's only one membrane on one side. The problem is that the cords are tangled, which happens early on. As soon as locomotion happens within 12 weeks, babies start swimming. This is the rarest and highest risk type of twin. What happens with those twins is you don't do anything until 24 weeks because you can't do anything. You just hope for the best. Once you get viable, you basically put them in a hospital and watch them, and you monitor them several times a day. Once you start seeing fetal heart rate decelerations, you get everything ready and get them delivered. If nothing bad happens, depending on how conservative you are in 34 weeks, just go in by C-Section and deliver them. Conjoined Twins [37:21] The egg doesn't split until day 11 or 12. If it doesn't split within that period, you will get conjoined twins. That is a really big deal because now you have a team of surgeons figuring out if you could separate them and depending on where they're separated. Sometimes they share vital organs, and you can't separate them. But these conjoined twins happen very rarely. Managing Risks for Twin Pregnancies [39:02] If you have monozygotic twins, but they're Monochorionic and Diamniotic, then they have two separate rooms. In this case, you just have to monitor them every week.  You monitor them every other week because even the simplest, least complicated twins are high risk because there's growth discordance where one baby grows better than the other. There is a risk of pre-term labor, which is much more common with twins. There's also the risk of placenta abnormality, where the placenta is in the wrong place. There are all kinds of risks that go up, so you need to get ready for double risks. Twins with Different Birthdays [42:23] Every once in a while, you might find twins that have different birthdays. These types of twin pregnancies are always C-Section. So whenever you encounter twins with different birthdays, it is assured that they were delivered through C-Section. Least Popular Calendar days to deliver at Hackensack [46:06] The first date is September 11, the second is October 31, and the last one is a leap year, which is February 29. www.truebirthpodcast.com Maternal Resources Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maternalresourceshackensack |nstagram: @maternalresources Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, & Stitcher and leave a review!

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The program goes both near and far today, starting with Shelby Smith, Development Coordinator for Amnion Pregnancy Center in Drexel Hill, PA to talk about their work and the upcoming 5K Run/Walk For Life at Ridley Creek State Park. Longtime Philly sportswriter Marcus Hayes of Philly.com gives a ring from Toronto prior to tonight's 76ers-Raptors playoff game with thoughts on the game & a discussion of his column today. The founder of C-SPAN, Brian Lamb caps off the show to discuss "The Presidents," a new book he co-authored. Lamb has conducted thousands of interviews and in recent years has found himself gravitating more toward interviewing authors & historians about presidents & politicians, paving the way for the book. Featured music: In The Light / dcTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Premature birth is the number one cause of infant mortality in the United States. Improving the quality of life matters, especially from the moment the most delicate patient is born. Today's guest is Dr. Amir Fassihi, CEO and founder of Amnion Life. He has been spearheading the company's efforts in developing AmnioBed, a True Quality medical device that aims to save the lives of thousands preterm babies born every year and. Some of the highlights of the show include: - Any minor insult or trauma from the environment that a baby born early suffers from could have devastatingly decades-long consequences to the human body. - To help prevent complications, Amir dreamt that preemies should be in synthetic amniotic fluid called, Amnion. He started Amnion Life to turn a dream into reality. - Due to the cost and complexity of developing the AmnioBed medical device, Amnion Life selected to work on it with qualified Serbian engineers. - In 2019, Amnion Life plans to do testing and verification of AmnioBed. In 2020, it will begin conducting clinical trials. - Amir hasn't faced typical issues that founders of startups experience. He doesn't need to take salary from the company, works remotely, and has flexible hours. - Why didn't anybody develop such a medical device sooner? Proper guidelines and standards didn't exist years ago to know how to build a safe device. - Amnion Life creates the same content of a womb's amniotic fluid, but purifies it by filtering out toxins and other substances to become dialysis-grade water. - Be patient and take things in stride. Startup founders/CEOs don't need to be an expert on everything; surround yourself with the right people.

Premature birth is the number one cause of infant mortality in the United States. Improving the quality of life matters, especially from the moment the most delicate patient is born. Today’s guest is Dr. Amir Fassihi, CEO and founder of Amnion Life. He has been spearheading the company's efforts in developing AmnioBed, a True Quality medical device that aims to save the lives of thousands preterm babies born every year and. Some of the highlights of the show include: - Any minor insult or trauma from the environment that a baby born early suffers from could have devastatingly decades-long consequences to the human body. - To help prevent complications, Amir dreamt that preemies should be in synthetic amniotic fluid called, Amnion. He started Amnion Life to turn a dream into reality. - Due to the cost and complexity of developing the AmnioBed medical device, Amnion Life selected to work on it with qualified Serbian engineers. - In 2019, Amnion Life plans to do testing and verification of AmnioBed. In 2020, it will begin conducting clinical trials. - Amir hasn’t faced typical issues that founders of startups experience. He doesn’t need to take salary from the company, works remotely, and has flexible hours. - Why didn’t anybody develop such a medical device sooner? Proper guidelines and standards didn’t exist years ago to know how to build a safe device. - Amnion Life creates the same content of a womb’s amniotic fluid, but purifies it by filtering out toxins and other substances to become dialysis-grade water. - Be patient and take things in stride. Startup founders/CEOs don’t need to be an expert on everything; surround yourself with the right people.

This month we enter the clinic to discover how clinicians at hospitals across the UK are using Diamond to investigate a variety of medical concerns. We discover why some women may be prone to pre-term labour, and why metal-on-metal hip replacements cause inflammation in some patients and not others. Plus, we've got the the latest news and events from Diamond! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

This month we enter the clinic to discover how clinicians at hospitals across the UK are using Diamond to investigate a variety of medical concerns. We discover why some women may be prone to pre-term labour, and why metal-on-metal hip replacements cause inflammation in some patients and not others. Plus, we've got the the latest news and events from Diamond!

This month we enter the clinic to discover how clinicians at hospitals across the UK are using Diamond to investigate a variety of medical concerns. We discover why some women may be prone to pre-term labour, and why metal-on-metal hip replacements cause inflammation in some patients and not others. Plus, we've got the the latest news and events from Diamond! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Die BMP Dpp und Screw haben bei Drosophila melanogaster Schlüsselfunktionen bei der dorsoventralen Musterbildung, bei Tribolium castaneum hingegen übernehmen Dpp und das BMP Gbb (Glass bottom boat) vergleichbare Funktionen. Dpp ist in Tribolium für die dorsoventrale Musterbildung im Blastoderm und in der Wachstumszone des Embryos notwendig. In dpp-knock down-Embryonen werden alle dorsalen Schicksale deletiert, sodaß die Keimstreifen ausschließlich aus ventralen Anlagen bestehen und eine ungestörte Mesodermentwicklung zeigen. Dpp spezifiziert also dorsale Anlagen, während die Musterbildung in ventralen Anlagen offenbar dpp-unabhängig verläuft. Vor und zu Beginn der Blastodermdifferenzierung wird die dpp-Expression stark durch anteroposteriore Faktoren bestimmt. Erst im Laufe der Blastodermdifferenzierung gewinnt das dorsoventrale System an Einfluß. Während in Drosophila ventrale Faktoren die dpp-Expression negativ regulieren, aktivieren diese offenbar in Tribolium die dpp-Expression im anterioren Blastoderm. Die anteroventrale dpp-Expression des Blastoderms hat eine Funktion bei der Determination der anterioren Amnionanlage, die sich zwischen Serosa und Embryo differenziert. Die posterioren Amnionanlagen entstehen aus pnr- und dpp-exprimierenden dorsalen Schicksalen. Anteriore und posteriore Amnionanlage werden durch die Anatrepsis-Bewegung zum geschlossenen, dpp- und gbb-exprimierenden Amnionepithel. Gbb-RNAi-Embryonen zeigen, daß gbb für die Amniogenese in der Wachstumszone notwendig ist. Die dpp-Expression wird in Drosophila, und offenbar auch in Tribolium, durch positive Rückkopplung aktiviert. Gbb kontrolliert diese Rückkopplungsschleife negativ und begrenzt damit die Ausdehnung der dpp-Expression. Die dpp-Expression im Amnion ist vermutlich an der dorsoventralen Musterbildung im Keimstreif beteiligt und führt offenbar durch Autoaktivierung zur Etablierung einer dorsalen, epidermalen dpp-Domäne. Gbb ist für die Bildung dorsaler Anlagen durch die Wachstumszone notwendig und unterdrückt gleichzeitig die dpp-Expression in ventralen Anlagen. Gbb könnte in einer long range-Funktion über ein Ligandentransportsystem an der Aktivierung des BMP-Signalweges mitwirken, jedoch gleichzeitig in einer short range-Funktion lokal als BMP-Antagonist wirken. In Drosophila werden diese Funktionen durch den BMP-Liganden Screw und den Transkriptionsfaktor Brinker erfüllt. Achsenduplikation der Extremitäten in gbb-RNAi-Embryonen sind vermutlich auf eine Störung der dorsoventralen Musterbildung im Keimstreif zurückzuführen. Distale Defekte der Tribolium-Extremität bei gbb-knock-down deuten darauf hin, daß Ligandentransportsysteme und gbb möglicherweise auch eine Rolle bei der Erzeugung von Morphogengradienten in der Extremitätenentwicklung spielen.

In this study we aimed to set up an in vitro culture of the rabbit amnion in order to support in vivo fetal membrane healing capacity following fetoscopy. Fetal membranes were collected from a mid- gestational rabbit, and cultured on collagen support material for 14 days. 34 rabbits at 22 - 23 days gestational age ( GA) underwent fetoscopy. The entry site was randomly allocated to 4 closure technique study groups: group I, human amnion membrane ( n = 23); group II, collagen foil ( n = 16); group III, collagen plug ( n = 19), and group IV, collagen plug with cultured amnion cells ( n = 19). In all groups membrane access sites were additionally sealed with fibrin sealant, and the myometrium was closed with sutures. Fetal survival, amnion membrane integrity, and the presence of amniotic fluid were evaluated at 30 days GA. Cultures showed good survival in the collagen support material. Increased cellularity, survival and proliferations were observed. The amnion at the access site resealed in 58 - 64% of cases in groups II - IV, but none of the tested techniques was significantly better than the other. Histological examination indirectly revealed the anatomic repair of the membranes, since no entrapment of the membranes could be demonstrated in the myometrial wound. Copyright (c) 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Fri, 1 Jan 1988 12:00:00 +0100 https://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6270/1/6270.pdf Berghaus, Alexander; Wünsche, B.