The changes in serum lipid profile of pregnant woman during three trimesters of pregnancy in Mosul city

Abstract

The study was aimed to investigate the biochemical variables of lipid levels in blood of pregnant women during normal pregnancy in Mosul city and to show the relation between these variables and the trimesters of pregnancy (first, second, and third trimester).Seventy pregnant women were compared with fifty of healthy non pregnant women which were considerd as control group.The serum levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein, low density lipoprotein, very low density lipoprotein, were measured for both pregnant and non pregnant groups of women.The results showed that there is gradual significant increase at level of cholestrol triglycerides, LDL-C, and VLDL-C in pregnant women at first, second and third trimesters group.On the other hand, there was gradual significant decrease at serum level of HDL-C in pregnant women at first, second and third trimesters compared to control group