Cervical phosphorylated insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 for the prediction of preterm delivery in symptomatic cases with intact membranes

TANIR H. M., Sener T., Yildiz Z.

JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH, vol.35, no.1, pp.66-72, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00833.x
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.66-72
  • Keywords: cervicovaginal phIGFBP-1, prediction, preterm delivery, preterm labor, AMNIOTIC-FLUID, DIAGNOSIS, SECRETION, LENGTH, WOMEN
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This prospective, observational study was an attempt to evaluate whether a positive cervical phosphorylated insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 admission test in women with signs and symptoms of preterm labor (PTL) may be useful in the prediction of women who will deliver prematurely.