Chapter Outline

• EARLY EVENTS OF PREGNANCY
• ENDOMETRIAL CUP FORMATION
• DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPLEMENTARY CORPORA LUTEA
• PROGESTIN PRODUCTION BY THE FETOPLACENTAL UNIT
• SUMMARY OF METHODS OF PREGNANCY DIAGNOSIS
• • Behavioral Assessment
  • Serum/Milk Progesterone Assay
  • Vaginal Speculum Examination
  • Palpation of the Reproductive Tract per Rectum
  • • Detection of Early Pregnancy at 18 to 21 Days After Ovulation (Figure 7-1)
    • Detection of Pregnancy at 25 to 30 Days After Ovulation (Figure 7-7)
    • Detection of Pregnancy at 35 to 40 Days After Ovulation (Figure 7-8)
    • Detection of Pregnancy at 45 to 50 Days After Ovulation (Figure 7-9)
    • Detection of Pregnancy at 60 to 65 Days After Ovulation (Figure 7-10)
    • Detection of Pregnancy 100 to 120 Days After Ovulation (Figure 7-11)
    • Detection of Pregnancy at 150 to 210 Days After Ovulation
    • Detection of Pregnancy at 240 Days of Gestation to Term
• DETECTION OF PREGNANCY WITH ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION
• EQUINE CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN DETECTION
• ESTROGEN DETECTION IN BLOOD OR URINE
• BIBLIOGRAPHY