Abstract | OBJECTIVE: STUDY DESIGN: Peripheral blood samples from patients in their first trimester of pregnancy with threatened abortion (n=24), or normal pregnancy (n=12), were assayed for progesterone (RIA), and for immunoactive (DELFIA) and bioactive (mouse Leydig cell testosterone production assay) hCG. RESULTS: Serum progesterone was not statistically different between the threatened-continuing and the threatened-miscarried groups. The ratio of hCG bioactive/hCG immunoactive (B/I) was significantly lower for the patients of the threatened group that experienced abortion. The B/I ratio for the control and threatened-continuing patients was similar. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | María I Camejo, Fulgencio Proverbio, Freddy Febres, Ysabel C Casart |
Journal | European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
(Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol)
Vol. 109
Issue 2
Pg. 181-4
(Aug 15 2003)
ISSN: 0301-2115 [Print] Ireland |
PMID | 12860338
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Biomarkers
- Chorionic Gonadotropin
- Progesterone
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Topics |
- Abortion, Threatened
(blood, diagnosis, immunology)
- Adult
- Biomarkers
(blood)
- Chorionic Gonadotropin
(blood, immunology)
- Female
- Humans
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Outcome
- Pregnancy Trimester, First
(blood)
- Progesterone
(blood)
- Prognosis
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