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[Pancreas-secretion test in pregnancy].

R Zastrow

    Zeitschrift Fur Die Gesamte Innere Medizin Und Ihre Grenzgebiete
    |May 15, 1975
    PubMed
    Summary

    Pancreatic function in women significantly decreases during pregnancy, with early pregnancy showing clearer signs of reduced secretion than late pregnancy. Blood amylase levels are low in the first trimester and normalize by the due date.

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    Area of Science:

    • Reproductive Medicine
    • Gastroenterology
    • Endocrinology

    Background:

    • Pregnancy involves significant physiological changes affecting various bodily systems.
    • Excretory pancreatic function has not been extensively studied across different stages of pregnancy.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the excretory function of the pancreas in non-pregnant, early-pregnant, and late-pregnant young women.
    • To assess changes in pancreatic secretion and blood amylase levels during gestation.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of duodenal juice following specific pancreatic stimulation (evocation test).
    • Comparison of pancreatic secretion and blood amylase values across three groups: non-pregnant, early pregnant, and highly pregnant women.

    Main Results:

    • Pancreatic secretion was significantly limited in pregnant women compared to non-pregnant controls.
    • The reduction in pancreatic secretion was more pronounced and clearer in early pregnancy than in late pregnancy.
    • Blood amylase levels were low during the first trimester and normalized, with a tendency to increase, around the date of birth.

    Conclusions:

    • Pregnancy leads to a notable limitation in excretory pancreatic function.
    • The degree of pancreatic hypofunction varies during pregnancy, being more evident in the earlier stages.
    • Dynamic changes in blood amylase levels correlate with the stage of pregnancy.

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