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Human chorionic gonadotropin production by the pituitary gland in a premenopausal woman
P E Patton1, D L Hess, D M Cook
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Beaverton, USA.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
|July 14, 1998
Abstract
Objective:
Our purpose was to investigate the source of human chorionic gonadotropin production in a nonpregnant, premenopausal woman.
Study Design:
A case of human chorionic gonadotropin production by the pituitary gland in a premenopausal woman is described.
Results:
Our results confirm that a biologically active human chorionic gonadotropin-like molecule was secreted in a nonpregnant woman.
Conclusions:
Our results indicate that the pituitary gland was the most likely source of human chorionic gonadotropin production.