title: [Recovery of gonadotropin-secreting function of the pituitary in the puerperal women with eclampsia].
abstract: Recovery of gonadotropin-secreting function of the pituitary has been studied in 4 puerperal women with episodes of eclampsia during the last pregnancy, delivery and/or the first 24 hours after delivery. On day 20 postpartum, hypertension, edema and proteinuria were improved in all the puerperal women. Serum FSH and LH responses to LH-RH on day 20 postpartum in 3 puerperal women with less than 6 eclamptic attacks during pregnancy or delivery were at a comparable level to those on day 20 postpartum in 4 puerperal women with premature labor between 31 and 33 weeks' gestation and in 9 normal puerperal women. Serum FSH response to LH-RH on day 20 postpartum in a puerperal woman with 10 eclamptic attacks during pregnancy and the first 24 hours after delivery was lower than those in 4 puerperal women with premature labor and in 9 normal puerperal women. In the puerperal woman with 10 eclamptic attacks, the lowered FSH response to LH-RH on day 20 postpartum was apparently improved on day 55 postpartum. However, the FSH response to LH-RH on day 55 postpartum was still lower in the puerperal woman with 10 eclamptic attacks than in 7 normal puerperal women. These results indicate that many eclamptic attacks during pregnancy, delivery and/or the first 24 hours after delivery may cause perturbation to some extent in recovery of FSH-secreting function of the pituitary during the puerperium.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D006065:Gonadotropins, Pituitary / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000378:metabolism*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006065:Gonadotropins, Pituitary; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D011388:Prolactin; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone