- Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
- Vol: 30 Issue: 1
- Elevated Serum b-hCG Levels in Severe Preeclampsia
Elevated Serum b-hCG Levels in Severe Preeclampsia
Authors : Remzi Gökdeniz
Pages : 43-46
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
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 (pKeywords : Preeclampsia, human chorionic gonadotropin.