Assessment of serum anticardiolipin (ACL)‎ and serum progesterone in Sudanese women with recurrent miscarriage

Abstract EN

Objectives The main objective of the study was to assess serum anti cardiolipin and serum progesterone in Sudanese woman with recurrent miscarriage in Khartoum state.

Methods The study was carried out in Khartoum Teaching Hospital during the period of 2011 to 2012.

The study was performed on 86 patients as the study group and 86 healthy volunteer as the control group.

The age for the control group and the test group were matched.

Serum levels of ACL and serum progesterone were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays.

Results There were significant increase (p = 0.

000) in mean of serum ACL in the test group compared to the control group (5.

554 ± 3.

421 vs 1.

197 ± 1.

111 ; p < 0.

000) respectively.

The same significant difference (p = 0.

000) was observed with the progesterone level in the study group compared to the control group (4.

419 ± 2.

932 vs 32.

01± 11.

73) respectively.

Serum ACL frequency was reported in 11.

6 % of patients with recurrent miscarriage and in 1.

2 % of control grou