Clinical Study
The Small-Conductance Ca2+-Activated Potassium Channel, Subtype SK3, in the Human Myometrium Is Downregulated in Early Stages of Pregnancy
Table 1
Clinical data of the women participating in the study.
| | Groups of women | Gestational age
(weeks) | Maternal age
(mean) | Operation | Reason for operations |
| | Nonpregnant (NP) | | 44 (33–51) | Hysterectomy | Menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and enlarged uterus | | Pregnant with preterm delivery (PT) | 27–32 | 27 (21–36) | Acute caesarean section | Intrauterine growth restrictions, contractions, changes in cardiac sound, and complicated pregnancies | Pregnant with delivery at term (not labouring) (TNL)
| 37–40 | 34 (22–46) | Elective caesarean section | Disproportion and lack of progress during labour | | Pregnant with delivery at term (laboring) (TL) | 37–40 | 30 (27–34) | Acute caesarean section | Breech presentation, maternal request, previous caesarean section, and gemelli |
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