Prenatal progesterone. I. Its effect on development and on intellectual and academic achievement

Anthony Lynch; Wasyl Mychalkiw; S. John Hutt

doi:10.1016/0378-3782(78)90059-2

Pregnancy · Pregnancy Complications

Prenatal progesterone. I. Its effect on development and on intellectual and academic achievement

Lynch A, Mychalkiw W, Hutt SJ

Published December 1978 Early Human Development, 2(4), 305-322

DOI 10.1016/0378-3782(78)90059-2 PMID 750191

Abstract

The development of two groups of children whose mothers had been given progesterone supplements during pregnancy to relieve symptoms of toxaemia was assessed, one group at 2 yr of age and the other at 16 yr of age. There was no evidence that progesterone supplements accelerated development in the 2-yr-old age group or enhanced intellectual and academic attainment in the 16-yr-old age group. In addition, the evidence regarding the reported beneficial effects on intellectual attainment of in utero exposure to excess sex steroids is discussed.

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Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications Hypertensive Disorders

Pregnancy › Pregnancy Complications › Hypertensive Disorders

Anthony Lynch, Wasyl Mychalkiw, S. John Hutt

Tony Lynch, A Lynch, W Mychalkiw

PMID 750191 750191 DOI 10.1016/0378-3782(78)90059-2 10.1016/0378-3782(78)90059-2 Lynch et al. 1978, Lynch 1978

Keywords

Achievement, Adolescent, Child Development/drug Effects, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Intelligence/drug Effects, Male, Maternal-Fetal Exchange, Pre-Eclampsia/drug Therapy/prevention & Control, Pregnancy, Progesterone/pharmacology/therapeutic Use, Progesterone

Prenatal progesterone. I. Its effect on development and on intellectual and academic achievement

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