Elevated Serum \beta-hCG Levels in SeverePreeclampsia

Authors

REMZİ GÖKDENİZ
ERDAL ARIGÜLOĞLU
NURSEL BAZOĞLU
ÖZCAN BALAT

Abstract

Most current hypotheses regarding the pathophysiologic mechanisms of pregnancy-induced hypertention point to early placental abnormalities. Therefore, we attempted to determine whether serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels reflect a different trophoblastic secretory response of preeclampsia. Thirteen pregnant women with severe preeclampsia were matched with twenty-one normotensive pregnant women with singleton pregnancies in the third trimester. Serum b-hCG levels were found to be significantly higher in severe preeclampsia, compared with controls (p

DOI

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Keywords

Preeclampsia, human chorionic gonadotropin.

First Page

43

Last Page

46

Recommended Citation

GÖKDENİZ, R, ARIGÜLOĞLU, E, BAZOĞLU, N, & BALAT, Ö (2000). Elevated Serum \beta-hCG Levels in SeverePreeclampsia. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 30 (1): 43-46. https://doi.org/-