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SUBMITTER: Vladic-Stjernholm Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2774313 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vladic-Stjernholm Ylva Y Vladic Tomislav T Blesson Chellakkan S CS Ekman-Ordeberg Gunvor G Sahlin Lena L
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E 20091023
Treatment with prostaglandin(PG)-E2 is clinically efficient for cervical priming. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of PG-E2 on the expression of the progesterone (PR), androgen (AR) and glucocorticoid (GR) receptors in human uterine cervix in prolonged pregnancy. The study groups were postterm nulliparous women with unripe cervices undergoing cervical priming with PG-E2 before labor induction. Responders (n = 12) who delivered vaginally were compared with non-responders (n = 10), ...[more]