The value of vascular endothelial growth factor, pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A, and progesterone for early differentiation of ectopic pregnancies, normal intrauterine pregnancies, and spontaneous miscarriages

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1657-1661

  Ugurlu, Evin Nil ^a   Ozaksit, Gulnur ^a   Karaer, Abdullah ^a   Zulfikaroglu, Ebru ^a   Atalay, Aral ^a   Ugur, Mustafa ^a  

^a ZEKAI TAHIR BURAK WOMEN S HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; PAPP A; sensitivity; specifity; VEGF

Indexed keywords

PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN A; PROGESTERONE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN-A; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 67349101235     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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