Do serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin levels on day 4 following methotrexate treatment of patients with ectopic pregnancy predict successful single-dose therapy?

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-196

  Gabbur, Nagaraj ^a,b   Sherer, David M ^a   Hellmann, Mira ^a   Abdelmalek, Ehab ^a   Phillip, Patrina ^b   Abulafia, Ovadia ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Medical management; Methotrexate treatment; Prognostic indicators; Receiver operator characteristic curves; Serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin ( hCG); Single dose therapy; Successful treatment

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG RESPONSE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33646074030     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-934097     Document Type: Article

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