Total serum estriol in normal and hypertensive pregnant Iraqi women

Total serum [free and conjugated] estriol in normal and hypertensive pregnant Iraqi women during the third trimester, was studied using radioimmunoassay. A uniform rise in total serum estriol level was found in normal pregnancy until term. Low estriol values were found in fetal growth retardation of hypertensive pregnancies and other fetal jeopardy