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n. - Thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals).

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  • So that means that at 35 is when you should start doing amnios?
  • I also know moms who've lost babies following amnios, so my personal advice would be to not have it.
  • "However, I do believe that amnios are much safer than the one-in-200 risk that we have given patients."
  • Now, the big question is, when they get the cells from amnios, are they as useful as the ones that they get when they destroy embryos?
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