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Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin in Normal Pregnancy in an Asian Population
Author(s) -
Chew P. C. T.,
Salmon J. A.,
Ratnam S. S.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1976.tb00099.x
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , gynecology , population , genetics , environmental health , biology
Chew, P. C. T., Salmon, J. A. and Ratnam, S. S. (Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Singapore, Kandang Kerbau Hospital, Singapore 8). Human chorionic somatomammotropin in normal pregnancy in an Asian population . Int J Gynaecol Obstet 14 : 522–524, 1976 Serial Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin (HCS) levels were measured during the last 10 weeks of pregnancy in 57 patients (375 samples). There was a gradual rise from 5.6 μg/ml at the 30th week to 6.5 μgl ml at the 40th week, with a plateau during the last 4 weeks of pregnancy. No correlation could be found of HCS levels with parity, maternal age, maternal height, maternal weight, foetal weight and foetal sex. A weak but significant relationship was found between HCS and plasma oestriol ( r =2.4, p <0.001). In recent years, much attention has been directed towards the determination of the Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin (HCS) level as an index of placental function. The levels in Caucasian populations have been investigated by many authors (1, 8, 9, 11, 15), but in Asian women, no equivalent information has been available. The present study was therefore undertaken to measure HCS levels during the last trimester of normal pregnancy in Singapore women.