Expectant management of ectopic pregnancy

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 461-470

  Craig, Latasha B ^a   Khan, Sana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

conservative management; Ectopic pregnancy; expectant management; fertility outcome; reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; METHOTREXATE; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE;

DILATION AND EVACUATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; LAPAROSCOPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SALPINGECTOMY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; VAGINA BLEEDING;

ADNEXA UTERI; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 84860294349     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: 15325520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3182510aba     Document Type: Review

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