title: Plasma levels of estradiol & progesterone at different gestational ages in Indian women.
abstract: Plasma levels of estradiol and progesterone were determined at different gestational ages in Indian pregnant women from the low socio-economic group. The levels of estradiol and progesterone progressively increased with gestation and reached maximum values (14.35 +/- 1.092 and 145.9 +/- 7.69 ng/ml, respectively) by term. Though the estradiol values were comparable to those reported in literature, the term values of progesterone were found to be lower (145.9 +/- 7.69 ng/ml) than those reported from Western countries (160 +/- 7.5 ng/ml) at 34-38 wk of gestation. These low progesterone values may have physiological implication in placental function.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Panth
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shatrugna
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ravinder
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sivakumar
mesh_terms: D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood*; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second / Q000097:blood; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D012923:Social Class
chemical_list: D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol