Plasma Prolactin and Progesterone Levels and the Risk of Gestational Diabetes: A Prospective and Longitudinal Study in a Multiracial Cohort

Objective: Prolactin and progesterone are implicated in glucose homeostasis in and outside of pregnancy. However, their associations with gestational diabetes (GDM) risk were not well-understood. This study investigates this question in a prospective and longitudinal cohort.Methods: This is a nested...

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Main Authors: Mengying Li, Yiqing Song, Shristi Rawal, Stefanie N. Hinkle, Yeyi Zhu, Fasil Tekola-Ayele, Assiamira Ferrara, Michael Y. Tsai, Cuilin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2020.00083/full