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Unusual Oestrogen Concentrations During Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Evans J. J.,
Stewart C. R.,
Peddie D. J.,
Aickin D. R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1981.tb00913.x
Subject(s) - enterohepatic circulation , pregnancy , urine , endocrinology , estriol , metabolism , medicine , plasma concentration , physiology , estrogen , biology , genetics
Summary: A pregnancy is reported in which low urine and plasma total oestriol levels were observed concurrently with normal plasma unconjugated oestriol concentrations. It is suggested that the apparently conflicting data were a result of atypical maternal metabolism of oestriol, perhaps due to an abnormal enterohepatic circulation.