THYROTROPIN-RELEASING-HORMONE AND CORTICOSTEROIDS PRIOR TO PRETERM LABOR - A SURVEY OF CURRENT PRACTICE IN 9 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Authors
ALFIREVIC Z ELBOURNE D TRUESDALE A NEILSON J RIGO J THOMSON H GREISEN G SECHER NJ CLARIS O LEPERCQ J DELLAGRAMMATICAS H MESOGITIS S BOER K KOK JH JANUARIO L COUCEIRO AB MATTHEWS T PRENDIVILLE W BROTONS C FORADADA C COOKE R NEILSON J
Citation
Z. Alfirevic et al., THYROTROPIN-RELEASING-HORMONE AND CORTICOSTEROIDS PRIOR TO PRETERM LABOR - A SURVEY OF CURRENT PRACTICE IN 9 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology, 68(1-2), 1996, pp. 43-45
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Reproductive Biology","Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03012115
Volume
68
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
43 - 45
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-2115(1996)68:1-2<43:TACPTP>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
There is considerable variation in the use of cortisosteroids within E urope before possible preterm delivery. Thyrotropin releasing hormone is rarely used as synergistic treatment in most, but not all, European countries-presumably reflecting uncetainty about the effectiveness an d safety of this agent.