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CALCIUM BALANCE DURING PREGNANCY Part of “CHAPTER 110 – ENDOCRINE DISEASE IN PREGNANCY“ Twenty-five to 30 g of calcium is transferred from the mother to the fetus during gestation; ˜300…

THYROID GLAND AND PREGNANCY Part of “CHAPTER 110 – ENDOCRINE DISEASE IN PREGNANCY“ Numerous changes occur in the thyroid gland and in the levels of thyroid hormones during pregnancy.42 When…

ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND AND PREGNANCY Part of “CHAPTER 110 – ENDOCRINE DISEASE IN PREGNANCY“ The normal pituitary gland enlarges during pregnancy, predominantly because of the estrogen-stimulated hyperplasia and hypertrophy of…

POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND AND PREGNANCY Part of “CHAPTER 110 – ENDOCRINE DISEASE IN PREGNANCY“ ALTERATIONS IN WATER BALANCE IN PREGNANCY Pregnancy is associated with a lowering of the osmostat, the…

ENDOCRINE DISEASE IN PREGNANCY Mark E. Molitch POSTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND AND PREGNANCY ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND AND PREGNANCY THYROID GLAND AND PREGNANCY

CONCLUSION Part of “CHAPTER 109 – ENDOCRINOLOGY OF PARTURITION“

INVOLUTION OF THE UTERUS—PHASE 3 OF PARTURITION Part of “CHAPTER 109 – ENDOCRINOLOGY OF PARTURITION“ The third stage of labor is defined as the time from delivery of the baby…

STIMULATION OF THE MYOMETRIUM—PHASE 2 OF PARTURITION Part of “CHAPTER 109 – ENDOCRINOLOGY OF PARTURITION“ PROSTAGLANDINS Prostaglandins play a role in the labor process at term and pre-term in animal…

ACTIVATION OF THE MYOMETRIUM—PHASE 1 OF PARTURITION Part of “CHAPTER 109 – ENDOCRINOLOGY OF PARTURITION“ Activation of the myometrium (phase 1 of parturition) can be considered as an active process…

PREGNANCY—PHASE 0 OF PARTURITION Part of “CHAPTER 109 – ENDOCRINOLOGY OF PARTURITION“ Myometrial activity is inhibited during pregnancy by a variety of substances, including progesterone, prostacyclin (PGI2), relaxin, parathyroid hormone–related…