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Human chorionic gonadotropin pattern in maternal circulation. Amniotic fluid and fetal circulation in late pregnancy. 1993

R J Chen, and S C Huang, and S N Chow, and C Y Hsieh
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital College of Medicine, Taipei.

This study had two purposes. One was to investigate the placental gradients and the relationship of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) concentrations in maternal serum (MS), amniotic fluid (AF) and fetal serum (FS). The other was to study the fetal sex effect. This study included 93 patients with normal singleton term pregnancies. AF samples contaminated with blood were excluded. Fetuses did not have any abnormalities. We measured hCG by double antibody beta hCG radioimmunoassay. We found that there were conspicuous hCG slopes in MS, AF and FS levels. The hCG level in MS was 12.9 +/- 1.3 IU/mL (mean +/- SE, n = 93). It was much higher than levels in AF or FS. AF (0.461 +/- 0.053 IU/mL, n = 25) also had higher hCG level than FS (0.038 +/- 0.0056 IU/mL, n = 93). The hCG concentrations in AF and FS were highly correlated with those in corresponding MS (P < .001 and P < .05, respectively). The concentrations in AF were also positively correlated with those in corresponding FS (P < .05). The mean of MS/AF ratios for hCG was 413.6 +/- 23.4 (+/- SE); of MS/FS, it was 37.8 +/- 9.2; of AF/FS, it was 15.3 +/- 2.6. At late pregnancy, higher hCG levels of MS, AF or FS may result in female fetuses than in male fetuses. The results revealed that there were hCG concentration gradients on both placental and fetal membranes. It also implied that hCG levels in AF may decline as gestation ages advance. For biochemical studies in FS, using pure cord venous blood may have more consistent results than using mixed blood.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D008297 Male Males
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011263 Pregnancy Trimester, Third The last third of a human PREGNANCY, from the beginning of the 29th through the 42nd completed week (197 to 294 days) of gestation. Pregnancy, Third Trimester,Trimester, Third,Last Trimester,Last Trimesters,Pregnancies, Third Trimester,Pregnancy Trimesters, Third,Third Pregnancy Trimester,Third Pregnancy Trimesters,Third Trimester,Third Trimester Pregnancies,Third Trimester Pregnancy,Third Trimesters,Trimester, Last,Trimesters, Last,Trimesters, Third
D005260 Female Females
D005312 Fetal Blood Blood of the fetus. Exchange of nutrients and waste between the fetal and maternal blood occurs via the PLACENTA. The cord blood is blood contained in the umbilical vessels (UMBILICAL CORD) at the time of delivery. Cord Blood,Umbilical Cord Blood,Blood, Cord,Blood, Fetal,Blood, Umbilical Cord,Bloods, Cord,Bloods, Fetal,Bloods, Umbilical Cord,Cord Blood, Umbilical,Cord Bloods,Cord Bloods, Umbilical,Fetal Bloods,Umbilical Cord Bloods
D006063 Chorionic Gonadotropin A gonadotropic glycoprotein hormone produced primarily by the PLACENTA. Similar to the pituitary LUTEINIZING HORMONE in structure and function, chorionic gonadotropin is involved in maintaining the CORPUS LUTEUM during pregnancy. CG consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. Within a species, the alpha subunit is virtually identical to the alpha subunits of the three pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH, and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity (CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN). Chorionic Gonadotropin, Human,HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin),Biogonadil,Choriogonadotropin,Choriogonin,Chorulon,Gonabion,Human Chorionic Gonadotropin,Pregnyl,Gonadotropin, Chorionic,Gonadotropin, Human Chorionic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000653 Amniotic Fluid A clear, yellowish liquid that envelopes the FETUS inside the sac of AMNION. In the first trimester, it is likely a transudate of maternal or fetal plasma. In the second trimester, amniotic fluid derives primarily from fetal lung and kidney. Cells or substances in this fluid can be removed for prenatal diagnostic tests (AMNIOCENTESIS). Amniotic Fluid Index,Amniotic Fluid Indices,Amniotic Fluids,Fluid Index, Amniotic,Fluid Indices, Amniotic,Fluid, Amniotic,Fluids, Amniotic,Index, Amniotic Fluid,Indices, Amniotic Fluid

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