What serial hCG can tell you, and cannot tell you, about an early pregnancy.

Abstract:

:The serial measurement of serum hCG concentrations is an important clinical tool used to differentiate normal from abnormal pregnancies. At hCG values below which ultrasonography can be diagnostic, the comparison of a patient's hCG dynamics to those of established expected curves of rise or fall can aid the clinician in determining when to follow expectantly and when to intervene. Still, this method has some limitations and should never supersede clinical judgment based on symptoms or signs.

journal_name

Fertil Steril

journal_title

Fertility and sterility

authors

Seeber BE

doi

10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.09.014

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-11-01 00:00:00

pages

1074-7

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5

eissn

0015-0282

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1556-5653

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S0015-0282(12)02233-9

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98

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