Abstract:ObjectiveTo determine if plasma transfusions with male donor plasma to very preterm infants affect circulatory levels of sex steroids.Design and patientsRetrospective multicentre cohort study in 19 infants born at gestational age <29 weeks requiring plasma transfusion during their first week of life.SettingThree neonatal intensive care units in Sweden.Main outcome measuresConcentrations of sex steroids and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) in donor plasma and infant plasma measured before and after a plas… Show more
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