Androgens Level in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy in Patients With Preeclampsia

Methodology:

All women in this study will be subjected to:

• All women are candidates for this study according to inclusion and exclusion criteria.
• History taking with special emphases on last menstrual period to determine the exact Gestational age.
• A reliable date is defined as the occurrence of regular menstrual cycles (28±7 days) in patients who have not taken oral contraceptives during the three months before conception and have no irregular bleeding.
• General and abdominal examination for each patient to determine those patients matching with the inclusion criteria.
• Preeclampsia refers to the new onset of hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg ,or diastolic blood pressure≥ 90 mmHg ,or both, measured on two occasions > 6 hours apart) and either proteinuria or end organ dysfunction after 20 weeks of gestation in a previously normotensive woman.
• At Ain Shams University Hospitals, the investigator will use ELISA based test system intended for the quantitative measurement of total and free testosterone for patients of both groups.