TY - JOUR T1 - Serum Androgens in Preeclamptic Women AU - , S. Taghavi JO - Research Journal of Biological Sciences VL - 2 IS - 7 SP - 773 EP - 776 PY - 2007 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1815-8846 DO - rjbsci.2007.773.776 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2007.773.776 KW - Hormones KW -preeclampsia KW -estrogens androgens KW -serum levels KW -DHEAS AB - The purpose of the study, was to determine whether maternal serum levels of androgens are higher in patients with preeclampsia than in matched normotensive control subjects. Serum total testosterone, DHEAS, SHBG and estradiol were measured in 100 pregnant womens in third trimester complicated with preeclampsia and the results were compared with 99 healthy pregnant women in the same period. There was no significant relation in serum total testosterone, DHEAS, estradiol and SHBG between two groups. Although the role of androgens as the cause of preeclampsia was not proved in this study, more research is needed to find the definite etiology of this disorder. ER -