Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Mar 1996
Relaxin is not related to symptom-giving pelvic girdle relaxation in pregnant women.
The pregnancy associated hormone relaxin induces loosening of the pelvic ligaments in several species. This study was undertaken to evaluate whether pregnant women with symptom-giving girdle relaxation had increased serum relaxin concentrations during pregnancy. ⋯ The present results do not suggest an important role for relaxin in symptom-giving pelvic girdle relaxation during human pregnancy.