Ovarian and Adrenal Androgens and Their Link to High Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Levels: A Prospective Controlled Study

Table 3

Hormonal assessment before and after HM evacuation.

	Cases A ()	Cases B ()	Cases C ()	=; A versus B	=; A versus C
	(0 w)	(48 hrs)	(2 w)
FSH (UI/L)	0.1 ± 0.02	0.14 ± 0.12	2.79 ± 2.33	0.88	<0.001
LH (IU/L)	0.1 ± 0 .03	0.11 ± 0.05	4.82 ± 2.85	0.60	<0.001
hCG (mIU/mL)	126,897 ± 39,761	26,636 ± 18,155	209.2 ± 104.9	<0.001	<0.001
TST (ng/dL)	126.19 ± 57.35	105.21 ± 49.89	52.50 ± 32.90	0.18	<0.001
FTST (pg/mL)	2.78 ± 1.24	1.54 ± 0.71	1.25 ± 0.77	0.002^*	<0.001
AN (ng/mL)	3.88 ± 2.22	3.02 ± 1.67	2.93 ± 1.98	0.11
DHEA-S (/dL)	231.48 ± 124.59	161.43 ± 71.68	137.39 ± 55.96
Cortisol (nmol/L)	181.70 ± 111.08	121.75 ± 56.40	174.09 ± 70.15		0.78
TSH (mU/L)	0.81 ± 0.69	0.67 ± 1.03	1.86 ± 1.01	0.86	<0.001
T4 (g/dL)	13.98 ± 4.97	12.19 ± 3.65	9.87 ± 2.02
FT4 (ng/dL)	1.73 ± 1.12	1.46 ± 0.55	1.06 ± 0.17	0.06
T3 (ng/dL)	228.88 ± 93.87	135.90 ± 38.69	157.58 ± 29.01

HM: hydatidiform mole; W: week; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; LH: luteinizing hormone; hCG: human chorionic gonadotropin; TTST: total testosterone; FTST: free testosterone; AN: androstenedione; DHEA-S: dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone; T4: thyroxin; FT4: free thyroxin; T3: liothyronine.
Plus-minus values are mean ± standard deviation.
^*Significant .