ASSESSMENT OF HAEMATOLOGICAL CHANGES DURING PUERPERIUM

[Assessment of anxiety in women during puerperium].

PURPOSE Many women experience various emotional disorders during puerperium characterized by high levels of anxiety. THE AIM OF THIS STUDY To analyse the level of anxiety in women during puerperium depending on age, education, marital status, number of pregnancies, route of delivery, and family situation. MATERIAL AND METHODS We enrolled 120 women between day 10 and 15 of puerperium without...

Changes in biochemical bone markers during pregnancy and puerperium.

To elucidate the changes in bone turnover during pregnancy and puerperium, we measured serially the levels of serum osteocalcin and urine deoxypyridinoline (Dpy) as markers of bone formation and bone resorption, respectively, in 22 healthy women with normal pregnancy. Nineteen non-pregnant women served as control. The Dpy levels increased significantly at 16 weeks of pregnancy and remained elev...

Dynamic changes of serum LH and FSH during pregnancy and puerperium.

Changes of serum LH (HCG) and FSH, and their response to LH-RH during pregnancy and puerperium were studied by radioimmunoassay. There was little change in serum FSH level due to progression of pregnancy, and the serum FSH level of pregnant women was almost unchanged after injection of LH-RH. Serum LH (HCG) which decreased rapidly after delivery returned at about 15 days after parturition, and ...

Changes in the disposition of oxcarbazepine and its metabolites during pregnancy and the puerperium.

PURPOSE To determine potential changes in the plasma concentrations of oxcarbazepine (OXC) and its metabolites during pregnancy and puerperium. METHODS Five women receiving OXC monotherapy were followed prospectively during pregnancy and the puerperium. Four women were enrolled in the first trimester, and one woman, 2 weeks before delivery. Steady-state concentrations of OXC, its active R-(-)...

Some Scarlatiniform Rashes Occurring during the Puerperium