The prognostic value of serum human placental lactogen determinations in early pregnancy.
Serial serum human placental lactogen (S-HPL) determinations were done in early pregnancy on 85 high-risk cases. Normal S-HPL values with a normal ultrasonogram had a 94.8 per cent successful outcome of pregnancy. Low S-HPL values were often accompanied by an abnormal or equivocal ultrasonogram (29.6 per cent). The fetal loss in patients with low S-HPL values and a normal ultrasonogram was 36.8 per cent.
D000033:Abortion, Threatened / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010925:Placental Function Tests; D010928:Placental Lactogen / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011379:Prognosis; D014463:Ultrasonography
D010928:Placental Lactogen