Investigating Maternal Serum Thyroid Hormone, Beta-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (Beta-HCG) and Free Beta-HCG Levels in Hyperemesis Gravidarum
1Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Private Sandeva Gynecology and Obstetrics Center, Afyon, Turkey
2Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
3Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Konya Dr. Faruk Sükan Maternity and Child Hospital, Konya, Turkey
4Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Bezmialem Valide Sultan Vakıf Gureba Eğitim Training Hospital,İstanbul, Turkey
J Clin Pract Res 2015; 37(4): 128-132 DOI: 10.5152/etd.2015.6577
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Abstract

Objective[|]To investigate the influence of thyroid hormones, beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG), and free β-HCG (fβ-HCG) in the etiology of hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) and to determine the main hormone that is responsible for the exacerbation of symptoms.[¤]Materials and Methods[|]Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free triiodothyronine (fT3), free thyroxine (fT4), β-HCG, and fβ-HCG levels were measured twice (before and after hospitalization) in 55 patients with HG and measured once in 64 healthy controls. Serum hormone levels were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.[¤]Results[|]Decreased mean TSH and increased mean fT4 levels were found in the pre-treatment serum samples of the HG group compared with the control group. Both differences were statistically significant (p=0.020 and p=0.007, respectively). However, there was no statistically significant difference in mean fT3, β-HCG, and fβ-HCG levels between the pre treatment serum samples of the HG group and control group. We could not demonstrate any correlation between the levels of β-HCG and thyroid hormones in the HG group; however, fβ-HCG moderately correlated with fT4 levels (r=0.494).[¤]Conclusion[|]The presence of hyperthyroidism was observed as the leading alteration in HG. In this study, fβ-HCG was demonstrated to have no direct effect on the etiology of HG; however, a possible indirect effect of fβ-HCG in relation with thyroid hormones was indicated. Hyperthyroidism was assessed to be primarily responsible for the symptoms in HG.[¤]