title: Miscarriage prevention tea affects plasma beta-endorphin concentrations in women with early threatened abortions.
abstract: Twenty threatened abortive patients in the 7-8th week of gestation were treated with a classical miscarriage prevention tea (Shou-Tai-Tang) combined with psychological consultation. All of the patients had a history of unexplained recurrent abortions. This treatment succeeded in sixteen out of 20 patients. The plasma concentrations of beta-endorphin (beta-EP), gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH), human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), and progesterone (P4) were measured by radioimmunoassay before and after treatment. Compared to control subjects, beta-EP levels were significantly higher, while GnRH, hCG, and P4 were lower than before treatment. Concentrations of these peptides/hormones returned to normal ranges after successful treatment.
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Shanghai Medical University, China.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: D Q
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D000033:Abortion, Threatened / Q000097:blood / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000523:psychology; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C400345:shou-tai-tang; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D011374:Progesterone; D001615:beta-Endorphin