Abnormalities in the development of placental vasculature in early pregnancy and the failure
of transformation of the spiral arteries are associated with the pathogenesis of preeclampsia.
Sex hormones influence neovascularisation during pregnancy. However the profiling of
estrogen and progesterone in preeclampsia is controversial. In this study we investigated
the serum levels of estrogen and progesterone in women with preeclampsia. Blood samples
were collected from 86 preeclamptic and 97 gestation-matched normotensive pregnancies …