The hCG ratio can predict the ultimate viability of the intrauterine pregnancies of uncertain viability in the pregnancy of unknown location population

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1964-1967

  Bignardi, Tommaso ^b,c   Condous, George ^a,b,c   Alhamdan, Dalya ^b,c   Kirk, Emma ^a   Van Calster, Ben ^d   Van Huffel, Sabine ^d   Timmerman, Dirk ^e   Bourne, Tom ^a,e  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Omni Gynaecological Care Sydney   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

hCG; hCG ratio; Intrauterine pregnancy; Pregnancy of unknown location; Pregnancy viability

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 54149104640     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den221     Document Type: Article

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