Increment in β-hCG in the 48-h period prior to treatment: A new variable predictive of therapeutic success in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy with methotrexate

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 278, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-324

  Da Costa Soares, Roberto ^a,b,c   Elito Jr , Júlio ^a   Camano, Luiz ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Faculty of Technology and Sciences (FTC)   (Brazil)

^c Edifício Villa Nobre ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

hCG; Ectopic pregnancy; Medical treatment; Methotrexate

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, NONSTEROIDAL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50249115577     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-008-0589-4     Document Type: Article

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