Change in quantitative human chorionic gonadotropin after manual vacuum aspiration in women with pregnancy of unknown location

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Rivera, Veronica ^a   Nguyen, Phuong H ^a   Sit, Anita ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ectopic pregnancy; human chorionic gonadotropin; manual vacuum aspiration; miscarriage; pregnancy of unknown location

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OF UNKNOWN LOCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VACUUM ASPIRATION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VACUUM CURETTAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64249121212     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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