Private Complainants and International Organizations: A Comparative Study of the Independent Inspection Mechanisms in International Financial Institutions

Abstract

To assess the endocrine performance of the fetoplacental system in anemia-complicated pregnancy, blood levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DEAS), estriol (E3), estradiol (E2), progesterone (PRG) and placental hormone were studied in 287 normal women and female patients with varying anemias. Increased levels of PRG found in the blood of anemic patients were suggestive of a higher endocrine performance of their placentas. In this line, anemic females demonstrated relatively high blood concentrations of E3 and E2 despite dramatical drop in DEAS levels. In patients with severe anemia two late months of gestation were featured by lowered hormonal preformance in the placenta as well as lower levels of PRG, placental hormone, E3 and E2.