title: The ethanol gelation test in pregnancy.
abstract: Coagulation studies in 55 healthy pregnant women indicated that in spite of high coagulation activity, a positive ethanol gelation test for fibrin in plasma is not a normal feature of pregnancy. The four case reports presented stress the value of the ethanol test in monitoring treatment of thromboembolic disease in pregnancy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D000431:Ethanol; D005260:Female; D005337:Fibrin / Q000032:analysis; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D005337:Fibrin; D005340:Fibrinogen