Mustafa Albayrak, Ahmet Karatas, Yavuz Demiraran, Hayriye Erman, Seren Topuz, Ismail Bıyık, Hafize Uzun, Muserref Erkan
Abstract Objective: To assess the serum levels of gut and adipocyte-derived metabolic hormones that control appetite, adipocity, weight gain and energy hemostasis, namely total ghrelin (TG), acylated ghrelin (AG), leptin and PYY-3 in hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). Methods: Plasma samples of 86 women in their first trimester pregnancies with HG (n = 30), morning sickness of pregnancy (MSP) (n = 34) and control (n = 22) groups were obtained. Serum levels of TG, AG, leptin and PYY-3 were compared between the groups, and the correlations with severity of symptoms using modified PUQE (Pregnancy Unique Quantification of Emesis) scoring, BMI, E2, hCG and TSH were calculated...
June 2013: Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine