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Antenatal oestradiol and progesterone concentrations in patients subsequently having preterm labour
Author(s) -
BELL ROBIN
Publication year - 1983
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.1471-0528.1983.tb06758.x
Subject(s) - preterm labour , preterm labor , hormone , medicine , endocrinology , pregnancy , obstetrics , fetus , gestation , biology , genetics
Summary. Plasma levels of oestradiol and progesterone were measured in patients with a history of preterm labour but otherwise uncomplicated pregnancies who subsequently had a preterm labour. The plasma hormone levels were found to lie within the normal range, suggesting that the peripheral levels of these hormones do not play a role in the onset of labour before term.