Cervical ectopic pregnancy successfully treated with local methotrexate injection

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2005.e7-2005.e10

  Cerveira, Isabel ^a   Costa, Cristina ^a   Santos, Fernando ^a   Santos, Lourdes ^a   Cabral, Fernando ^a  

^a Hospital de Sao Teotonio   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cervical pregnancy; conservative treatment; methotrexate

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 55149111855     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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