[Status of the gonadotropic function of the pituitary gland in the late periods after induced abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy].

Follicle-stimulating, luteinizing hormone and prolactin secretion has been evaluated with a radioimmunoassay at less than or equal to 5 years following a first-trimester abortion. Pituitary prolactin secretion was found to be most affected by abortion (96% of observations).