Open AccessProstaglandin F 2α and Labour
Author(s) -
Brummer Hilary C.,
Craft Ian L.
Publication year - 1973
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 - 10.3109/00016347309158326
Subject(s) - medicine , radioimmunoassay , post partum , cervical dilatation , prostaglandin , stage (stratigraphy) , obstetrics , pregnancy , gynecology , endocrinology , cervix , paleontology , cancer , biology , genetics
. Serum PGF 2α levels during labour and the early post‐partum period have been determined by radioimmunoassay. Random samples from 81 women showed that the highest levels are found in the late first stage of labour with lower levels in the second stage, at delivery and post‐partum. The pattern in seven women who were followed through labour was similar to that seen in random samples and it was found that the change in serum PGF 2α levels appears to be related to the stage of cervical dilatation.