Fetopathy

A fetopathy (from Latin fetus , "the brood, offspring" and Greek  πάθος , "the suffering", also: fetopathia, fetosis) is a disease in the fetus .

Fetopathy is the result of fetal damage during the fetal period, which in humans lasts from the beginning of the 9th week of pregnancy until birth. The sensitivity to harmful effects ( noxae ) is significantly reduced in the second and third trimesters (each three months of pregnancy ) compared to the first trimester, since most organs are already fully developed after the 8th week of pregnancy and are therefore less susceptible. An exception is the cerebral cortex , which is particularly sensitive to noxious substances between the 8th and 15th week.

Fetopathies are caused by effects that usually reach the fetus via the placenta via the bloodstream. It may be infectious agents (pathogens of syphilis , toxoplasmosis , listeriosis , rubella ( congenital rubella syndrome ), cytomegalovirus , chickenpox , Zika fever ) or maternal hormones , metabolites in metabolic disorders ( Fetopathia diabetic ), poisons ( Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ) or antibody ( Fetopathia serologica = haemolyticus neonatorum disease ). External fetopathy can be caused by radiation exposure .

See also

• Embryopathy
• Teratogen

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