Research Article

[Retracted] The Effects of Fetal Gender on Serum Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Testosterone in Normotensive and Preeclamptic Pregnancies

Table 3

Comparison of mean serum testosterone level in normal and preeclamptic pregnancies with male and female fetuses.

Type of pregnancyNormal   Preeclamptic   P value
Fetal genderNumberTes. (mean ± SEM)NumberTes. (mean ± SEM)

Male35 2 . 8 5 ± 0 . 0 3 35 5 . 8 6 ± 0 . 0 5 <0.001
Female36 2 . 5 0 ± 0 . 0 2 33 3 . 9 2 ± 0 . 0 3 <0.001
P valueNS<0.001