Comparison of testosterone hormone in the sera of patients with preeclampsia and healthy pregnants women

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Objective : to determine the level of serum testosterone in preeclamptic (PET) groups and normotensive pregnants women in second and third trimister.

Methods : Fifty five pregnant women with preeclampsia (PET) (twenty five of them in the second trimester of pregnancy while the rest of them were in the third trimester of pregnancy and the same number for healthy pregnant women.

Results : serum testosterone was significantly higher in preeclamptic groups compared with normal pregnants women groups (p < 0.001).Also serum testosterone was significantly higher in the third trimester compared with second trimester for preeclamptic groups (p < 0.001), and also shows no significant decrease in third trimester compared with second trimester for healthy pregnant women(p = 0.36).