Open AccessFibrinolytic Activity During Labour
Author(s) -
Åstedt Birger
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347209154015
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrinolysis , fibrin , endocrinology , hormone , immunology
The fibrinolytic activity in the blood in 60 women during labour was compared with that in 60, women at term. Both the spontaneous fibrinolytic activity and the response of fibrinolytic activity to venous occlusion were significantly higher during labour. Fibrin de‐ gradation products (FDP) (0.5‐2 mg/100 ml) appeared in 37% during labour compared with 5% in the term group., No decrease was found in the inhibitors of the fibrinolytic system. It is assumed that the rise in fibrinolytic activity during labour may be due to changes in the hormonal secretion of the placenta.