Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Isoforms in the Diagnosis of Ectopic Pregnancy | Zendy

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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Isoforms in the Diagnosis of Ectopic Pregnancy

Author(s) -

Paola Borrelli,

Stephen A. Butler,

Suzanne M. Docherty,

Edyta M. Staite,

Antonio Borrelli,

Ray K. Iles

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

clinical chemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1530-8561

pISSN - 0009-9147

DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2003.022095

Subject(s) - ectopic pregnancy , human chorionic gonadotropin , miscarriage , medicine , pregnancy , vaginal bleeding , gynecology , gonadotropin , obstetrics , pregnancy test , andrology , endocrinology , hormone , biology , genetics

Early diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy uses ultrasound with serial measurements of total human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). The objective of this study was to explore the possibility that an isolated measurement of hCG isoforms/subunits rather than total hCG could be used as a single test for ectopic pregnancy.

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