Gestational Oxidative Stress and OGTT: Are Pregnant Women’s Fears Justified?
Serife Ozlem Genc, Huseyin Erdal · 2024
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Serife Ozlem Genc and Huseyin Erdal test whether the standard pregnancy sugar drink causes cell stress in this 2024 study. The oral glucose test screens for diabetes in pregnancy, yet some women fear the sugar load could harm them or the baby. The team enrolled thirty women at the usual screening weeks and took blood before the drink and at set points after it.
Two markers of oxidative stress rose clearly two hours after the drink, showing a short burst of stress. Measures of the body's own antioxidant shield, though, barely moved, which suggests defenses held in the short term. The authors say the test does spark a real but brief stress response. They call for longer studies on whether that burst matters over a full pregnancy.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Serife Ozlem Genc, Huseyin Erdal |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |