Open AccessHyperemesis gravidarum: is an ultrasound scan necessary?
Author(s) -
E. Kirk
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/del166
Subject(s) - hyperemesis gravidarum , asymptomatic , medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , vaginal bleeding , gynecology , incidence (geometry) , gestation , gestational age , odds ratio , gestational trophoblastic disease , vomiting , surgery , genetics , physics , biology , optics
Traditionally, in cases of hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), an ultrasound evaluation is recommended to confirm viability and to exclude multiple pregnancies and gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD). Our aim was to perform a case-control study to evaluate the incidence of these findings.
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