title: Plasma hormone assay in pregnancy.
abstract: This paper reports the results obtained with various hormonal parameters (HPL, E3, alpha-FP) in evaluating fetal wellbeing during pathologic pregnancies. The expression of hormonal parameters in terms of standard deviation (S.D.) provides a constant endocrine index throughout pregnancy, independently of the adopted parameter. Such methodology reduces error and simplifies interpretation of data. The hormonal index is important not only for reliable diagnosis of a pathologic situation, but also because of its simple interpretation for clinical and practical purposes.
mesh_terms: D004964:Estriol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010927:Placental Insufficiency / Q000097:blood; D010928:Placental Lactogen / Q000097:blood*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000097:blood*; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; D010928:Placental Lactogen; D004964:Estriol