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THE EFFECT OF CERVICAL ENCERCLAGE ON PLASMA PROSTAGLANDIN CONCENTRATIONS DURING EARLY HUMAN PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Bibby J. G.,
Brunt Jane,
Mitchell M. D.,
Anderson Anne B. M.,
Turnbull A. C.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb10677.x
Subject(s) - prostaglandin , medicine , pregnancy , prostaglandin f , obstetrics , abortion , gynecology , anesthesia , endocrinology , biology , genetics
Summary In women having either cervical encerclage under general anaesthesia or a vaginal examination in the early second trimester of pregnancy, peripheral plasma levels of 13,14‐dihydro‐l5‐keto prostaglandin F (PGFM) were measured before and after each procedure. A significant rise in circulating levels of PGFM was found within minutes of completing cervical encerclage but not after vaginal examination or induction of general anaesthesia.