Abstract
BACKGROUND: An ectopic pregnancy is defined as the implantation of a pregnancy outside the normal uterine cavity. Serum ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) and adjusted IMA appear to be significantly increased during pathological pregnancies. AIM OF THE STUDY: To compare the level of IMA in ectopic and normal pregnancies, thus understanding the association between oxidative stress and the incidence of ectopic pregnancy. METHODS: A case-control study that included 80 women; 38 of them with ectopic pregnancy, and the other 42 were healthy pregnant women. Patients with systemic diseases, a history of smoking, the use of antiinflammatory drugs and antioxidants were excluded from the study. Serum IMA was measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for all participants. RESULTS: Means of IMA and adjusted IMA in women with ectopic pregnancy were significantly higher than that in women with normal pregnancy. CONCLUSION: There is an association between oxidative stress and ectopic pregnancy
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Hameed, Alaa and Ghalib, Ayla
(2021)
"Evaluation of Maternal Serum Ischemia Modified Albumin in Ectopic Pregnancy,"
Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal: Vol. 20:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
DOI: 10.52573/ipmj.2021.167820
Available at:
https://www.ipmj.org/journal/vol20/iss1/3
DOI
10.52573/ipmj.2021.167820