title: Serum levels of progesterone in patients with preeclampsia.
abstract: In a matched pair-study study we investigated the hitherto controversially discussed serum levels of progesterone in 40 women with severe preeclampsia (PE) and 40 normotensive controls. Serum levels were determined by applying a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Median serum levels of progesterone in preeclamptic women and in controls were not statistically significant (P = 0.73). Our study indicates that the absence of altered serum levels of progesterone may not reflect the potential role of this hormone in preeclampsia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Vienna, General Hospital Vienna, Austria. harald.zeisler@akh-wien.ac.at
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeisler
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Sator
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Joura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000503:physiopathology; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D011374:Progesterone