Comparison study on transvaginal ultrasonographic measurement and cytokine in prediction of the cervical ripening and the onset time of term labor / 中华妇产科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To compare the level of interleukin 6 (IL 6),interleukin 8 (IL 8),human chorionic gonadotropin(hCG) with transvaginal ultrasonographic measurement in prediction of the cervix ripening and the time of term labor Methods The 79 cases of primiparous women of term pregnancy were chosen as the research subjects The maternal level of IL 6,IL 8,hCG in cervicovaginal secretions were measured The cervical length, internal cervical os wedge width and forebag length were measured by transvaginal ultrasonography The cervical Bishop score was also determined Results (1) The levels of IL 6,IL 8,hCG in cervicovaginal secretions were significantly higher in women they are in labor than that of women at term not in labor (782?508) ng/L, (10 539?8 680) ng/L,(114?86) IU/L, versus (155?75) ng/L, (7 113?6 050) ng/L,(35?21) IU/L, respectively (2) The levels of cervicovaginal secretions IL 6,IL 8,hCG and the length of cervical, forebag were significant correlation with the cervical Bishop score ( P