OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to study the correlation between maternal serum total chorionic gonadotrophin (MShCG) levels and maternal serum alpha fetoprotein (MSAFP) levels measured at 15-19 week’s gestation and pre-eclampsia. METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted from May 2002 to October 2003 at Zeynep Kamil Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital. Thirty two cases with mild pre-eclampcia and thirty two cases with severe pre-eclampsia were recruited as the study groups. 305 normotensive women were enrolled as controls. Measurement of MShCG and MSAFP were made from 15-19 week’s gestation as part of antenatal serum screening for Down’s Syndrome in the second trimester. Serum alpha fetoprotein was measured by radio-immunoassay and serum total human chorionic gonadotrophin was measured by immunoradiometric technique. RESULT: MShCG levels and MSAFP levels were significantly higher in severely pre-eclamptic women (p
Keywords: human chorionic gonadotophin, maternal serum alpha-fetoptrotein, pre-eclampsia