Spontaneous pregnancy reaches viability after low first trimester serum progesterone: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 171-174

  Crochet, John R ^a,b   Peavey, Mary C ^a,b   Price, Thomas M ^a,b   Behera, Millie A ^a,b  

^a Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dilatation and curettage; First; Pregnancy trimester; Progesterone; Viable pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS HEART RATE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MYOMECTOMY; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPOTTING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TRISOMY 21; UTERUS MYOMA; VAGINA BLEEDING; BLOOD; FETAL WELL BEING; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

FEMALE; FETAL VIABILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 84860820448     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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