title: The effect of intra-amniotic prostaglandin F2alpha on anterior pituitary hormone release during midtrimester abortion.
abstract: The effect of intra-amniotic administration of prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) on pituitary hormone release was studied in women undergoing midtrimester abortion. Serum prolactin (PRL), growth hormone (GH), thyrotropin (TSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) were measured prior to and at 15-minute intervals for 2 hours following intra-amniotic administration of 40 gm of urea alone, 20 mg of PGF2alpha and 40 gm of urea, or an equal volume of normal saline. Serum PRL levels were significantly higher at sampling times from 15 through 120 minutes when both PGF2alpha and urea were administered than after saline or urea alone. The elevation in serum GH following PGF2alpha and urea was not significantly greater than for urea alone. The GH response in the women receiving normal saline was significantly less than for the two groups of women receiving the abortifacients. These results indicate that the GH response was related to the stress effects of the abortifacients. There was no difference in the TSH, LH, and FSH responses for the three groups. These results suggest that PGF2alpha selectively causes pituitary release of PRL in women during midtrimester pregnancy.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010908:Pituitary Hormones, Anterior / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D011460:Prostaglandins F / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D014508:Urea / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D010908:Pituitary Hormones, Anterior; D011460:Prostaglandins F; D014508:Urea; D011388:Prolactin; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D013972:Thyrotropin; D013006:Growth Hormone