Kaygusuz, IkbalGumus, Ilknur InegolYildirim, MelahatErdamar, HusamettinUysal, AyselSimavli, Serap AynurAyyildiz, Abdullah2025-10-242025-10-2420131300-01441303-6165https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1209-9https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/211703https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/3851Aim: To investigate serum levels of ghrelin in pregnant women as a potential early marker for hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at Fatih University Hospital. Included in the study were 35 women with HG and 31 pregnant women without HG as a control group. The groups were compared in terms of age, gravidity, body mass index (BMI), and fasting serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and ghrelin levels. Results: Ghrelin levels of the patients with HG were found to be significantly lower than those in the control group (P = 0.03). No intergroup differences could be found in serum TSH or BMI values. Conclusion: Ghrelin might serve as a reliable marker in the etiopathogenesis of HG.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessHyperemesis gravidarum; pregnancy; ghrelin; etiopathogenesis; thyroid-stimulating hormone; body mass indexArticle10.3906/sag-1209-94357907942-s2.0-84882984186Q1211703WOS:000323610400019Q3