Abstract
Mucopolysaccharide (MPS) determinations were performed on 174 24 hr. urine specimens from 57 patients. Urinary MPS were increased on the fifteenth and twentieth days of the menstrual cycle. Normal pregnancy was associated with a rise in urinary MPS excretion that persisted in the early postpartum period. At least a portion of the elevated MPS of the postpartum period seems to be contributed by the involuting uterus, for MPS excretion was lower in patients undergoing cesarean hysterectomy than in those women who had cesarean section. Urinary MPS were increased following hysterectomy and other operative procedures. Generally, the more major procedures were accompanied with the highest levels of MPS excretion. Significant pelvic infection postoperatively was associated with rises in MPS excretion. The significance of these findings is discussed.
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