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Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 1998;20(2):91-95
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72031998000200006
Predicting pregnancy outcome from one or more maternal serum factors has been the subject of numerous investigations with controversial results. The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum levels of CA-125, CA-19.9, CA-15.3, beta-hCG, estradiol, progesterone, alpha-fetoprotein and CEA in women with abortion (n=18) and with pregnancy complicated by bleeding (n=6), in comparison to the serum levels of the control group (n=7). The results showed that the serum levels of CA-125 were significantly increased in the abortion group (153.9 ± 43.3 IU/ml), but no difference was detected in pregnancy complicated by bleeding (17.4 ± 2.6 IU/ml), as compared to control (24.7 ± 13.4 IU/ml). However, high serum levels of CA-19.9 were found in the group with pregnancy complicated by bleeding in comparison with the abortion group (20.2 ± 11.4 IU/ml versus 6.6 ± 1.4 IU/ml, respectively). In relation to hormone serum levels, both, the abortion (17.38 ± 9.4 ng/ml) and bleeding (18.3 ± 8.9 ng/ml) groups showed lower serum levels of progesterone, as compared to control (60.4 ± 26.8 ng/ml). Besides, women with abortion had additional low estradiol serum levels, when compared to controls (1,327 ± 1,015 ng/ml versus 10,774 ± 9,244 ng/ml). It was concluded that the serum levels of progesterone, CA-19.9 and beta-hCG seem to add valuable information to the evaluation of a pregnancy complicated by bleeding.
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Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 1999;21(2):99-104
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72031999000200007
Purpose: to study the actual conditions of medical assistance and types of delivery and factors contributing to their indication in Uberaba, MG. Method: the data of 4,294 puerperas who gave birth in the period from April 15, 1992 to April 14, 1993 in 7 maternities in Uberaba were studied. Results: it was seen that the Teaching Hospital had a greater participation in deliveries attending the younger population, probably the poorest and most unprepared regarding pregnancy. It was the only Hospital in which cesarean section rates were near those accepted by the who. Medical assistance in Uberaba was predominantly through Social Security (SUS), private health insurance and physicians representing a lower proportion. It was also verified that cesarean section frequency increased with age and type of medical assistance and the groups with private coverage presented a higher number of cesarean sections. Conclusion: it may be perhaps justified to consider the social factor as interfering with the indication of type of delivery.