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Insulin -Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-I; A Rapid Detection Of Amniotic Fluid Leakage After Amniocentesis, Ayhan Sucak, Perran Möröy, Pinar Çakmak, Tamer Mungan, Leyla Mollamahmutoğlu, Nuri̇ Danişman
Insulin -Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-I; A Rapid Detection Of Amniotic Fluid Leakage After Amniocentesis, Ayhan Sucak, Perran Möröy, Pinar Çakmak, Tamer Mungan, Leyla Mollamahmutoğlu, Nuri̇ Danişman
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of vaginal insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-I) in the detection of amniotic fluid leakage after amniocentesis. It includes 58 healthy pregnant women who successfully underwent amniocentesis at 15-20 weeks of gestation. After amniocentesis patients were evaluated for amniotic fluid leakage at 60 min, 48 h, and 6 weeks after the procedure with speculum examination, nitrazine paper test and microscopic evidence of ferning, and were grouped into Group I (at least 2 positive tests) and Group II (others) according to the first evaluation. All patients tested for vaginal IGFBP-I. …