2012Turkish Bulletin of Hygiene and Experimental BiologyOpen access

The Relationship Between Pregnancy Complications And Afp, Hcg And Unconjuge Estriol Level In Maternal Serum

Fatih Bakır, Ozlem Celik, Özhan Özdemir, M. Metin Yıldırımkaya

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Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the relationship of pregnancy complications with high low AFP, high HCG and low estriol levels detected in maternal serum in the Ankara regions pregnancy population.Method: 951 patients who had undergone triple test during pregnancy for complication rates at T.C.S.B. Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital were determined retrospectively.Venous blood samples were taken from each patient, Beta hCG, uE3 and AFP tests performed at Ankara Numune Hospital Biochemistry laboratory by using Immulite One® system which was based competetive immunassay methods.Obtained results reported corrected multiple of the median (median multiple of: MoM) values according to pregnancy weeks by using licenced computer program (Prisca®).The risk calculation was made by Patient's age, race, weight, smoking and diabetes, history of IVF pregnancies and sampling date, using either BPD(biparietal diameter) measurement at ultrasound date or last menstrual period.The patients with high AFP levels (>2 MoM), high HCG levels (>2 MoM), low AFP levels (<0.5 MoM) and low estriol levels (<0.5 MoM) were compared to those with normal levels.The relationship of pregnancy complications and our findings examined.Results: Among 161 patients of whose files were useful for inclusion criteria, nine of 30 patients of

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Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the relationship of pregnancy complications with high low AFP, high HCG and low estriol levels detected in maternal serum in the Ankara regions pregnancy population.Method: 951 patients who had undergone triple test during pregnancy for complication rates at T.C.S.B. Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital were determined retrospectively.Venous blood samples were taken from each patient, Beta hCG, uE3 and AFP tests performed at Ankara Numune Hospital Biochemistry laboratory by using Immulite One® system which was based competetive immunassay methods.Obtained results reported corrected multiple of the median (median multiple of: MoM) values according to pregnancy weeks by using licenced computer program (Prisca®).The risk calculation was made by Patient's age, race, weight, smoking and diabetes, history of IVF pregnancies and sampling date, using either BPD(biparietal diameter) measurement at ultrasound date or last menstrual period.The patients with high AFP levels (>2 MoM), high HCG levels (>2 MoM), low AFP levels (<0.5 MoM) and low estriol levels (<0.5 MoM) were compared to those with normal levels.The relationship of pregnancy complications and our findings examined.Results: Among 161 patients of whose files were useful for inclusion criteria, nine of 30 patients of

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Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the relationship of pregnancy complications with high low AFP, high HCG and low estriol levels detected in maternal serum in the Ankara regions pregnancy population.Method: 951 patients who had undergone triple test during pregnancy for complication rates at T.C.S.B. Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital were determined retrospectively.Venous blood samples were taken from each patient, Beta hCG, uE3 and AFP tests performed at Ankara Numune Hospital Biochemistry laboratory by using Immulite One® system which was based competetive immunassay methods.Obtained results reported corrected multiple of the median (median multiple of: MoM) values according to pregnancy weeks by using licenced computer program (Prisca®).The risk calculation was made by Patient's age, race, weight, smoking and diabetes, history of IVF pregnancies and sampling date, using either BPD(biparietal diameter) measurement at ultrasound date or last menstrual period.The patients with high AFP levels (>2 MoM), high HCG levels (>2 MoM), low AFP levels (<0.5 MoM) and low estriol levels (<0.5 MoM) were compared to those with normal levels.The relationship of pregnancy complications and our findings examined.Results: Among 161 patients of whose files were useful for inclusion criteria, nine of 30 patients of

Key concepts: Estriol, Obstetrics, Pregnancy, Medicine, Gynecology, Hormone, Endocrinology, Biology

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