Hormonal changes causing rhinitis in pregnancy among Malaysian women
Objectives: To investigate the aetiology of rhinitis occurring in pregnancy, by (1) describing the relationship between pregnancy rhinitis and serum oestrogen, progesterone, placental growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor, and (2) assessing the prevalence of pregnancy rhinitis among Malaysia...
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| author | Indirani, B. Raman, R. Omar, Siti Zawiah |
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| description | Objectives: To investigate the aetiology of rhinitis occurring in pregnancy, by (1) describing the relationship between pregnancy rhinitis and serum oestrogen, progesterone, placental growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor, and (2) assessing the prevalence of pregnancy rhinitis among Malaysian women. Methods: Prospective study involving 30 pregnant women followed at an ante-natal clinic for 14 months. Hormone levels were analysed during pregnancy and the post-partum period. Results: Levels of all four hormones were elevated in the third trimester, compared with first trimester and postpartum values. Rhinitis patients had higher levels of oestrogen and insulin-like growth factor 1 in the third trimester than non-rhinitis patients, although these differences were not statistically significant. The prevalence of rhinitis was 53.3 per cent, with most cases occurring in the third trimester. Patients with pregnancy rhinitis had a higher prevalence of female babies, compared with non-rhinitis patients (p = 0.003). Conclusions: Pregnancy rhinitis was significantly more common in women giving birth to female babies. Women with pregnancy rhinitis had a non-significant elevation in oestrogen and insulin-like growth factor 1 levels, compared with those without rhinitis. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-108322020-02-20T03:27:04Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/10832/ Hormonal changes causing rhinitis in pregnancy among Malaysian women Indirani, B. Raman, R. Omar, Siti Zawiah R Medicine RG Gynecology and obstetrics Objectives: To investigate the aetiology of rhinitis occurring in pregnancy, by (1) describing the relationship between pregnancy rhinitis and serum oestrogen, progesterone, placental growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor, and (2) assessing the prevalence of pregnancy rhinitis among Malaysian women. Methods: Prospective study involving 30 pregnant women followed at an ante-natal clinic for 14 months. Hormone levels were analysed during pregnancy and the post-partum period. Results: Levels of all four hormones were elevated in the third trimester, compared with first trimester and postpartum values. Rhinitis patients had higher levels of oestrogen and insulin-like growth factor 1 in the third trimester than non-rhinitis patients, although these differences were not statistically significant. The prevalence of rhinitis was 53.3 per cent, with most cases occurring in the third trimester. Patients with pregnancy rhinitis had a higher prevalence of female babies, compared with non-rhinitis patients (p = 0.003). Conclusions: Pregnancy rhinitis was significantly more common in women giving birth to female babies. Women with pregnancy rhinitis had a non-significant elevation in oestrogen and insulin-like growth factor 1 levels, compared with those without rhinitis. Cambridge University Press 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/10832/1/Indirani-2013-Hormonal_changes_cau.pdf Indirani, B. and Raman, R. and Omar, Siti Zawiah (2013) Hormonal changes causing rhinitis in pregnancy among Malaysian women. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 127 (9). pp. 876-881. ISSN 0022-2151, DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215113001692 <https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215113001692>. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215113001692 doi:10.1017/s0022215113001692 |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine RG Gynecology and obstetrics Indirani, B. Raman, R. Omar, Siti Zawiah Hormonal changes causing rhinitis in pregnancy among Malaysian women |
| title | Hormonal changes causing rhinitis in pregnancy among Malaysian women |
| title_full | Hormonal changes causing rhinitis in pregnancy among Malaysian women |
| title_fullStr | Hormonal changes causing rhinitis in pregnancy among Malaysian women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hormonal changes causing rhinitis in pregnancy among Malaysian women |
| title_short | Hormonal changes causing rhinitis in pregnancy among Malaysian women |
| title_sort | hormonal changes causing rhinitis in pregnancy among malaysian women |
| topic | R Medicine RG Gynecology and obstetrics |
| url | http://eprints.um.edu.my/10832/1/Indirani-2013-Hormonal_changes_cau.pdf |
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