Open AccessDisappearance of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Following Removal of the Fetus and Placenta Left In Situ in a Case of Advanced Abdominal Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Steier Johan Arnt,
Sandvei Roar,
Myking Ole M.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348709004153
Subject(s) - human chorionic gonadotropin , medicine , placenta , fetus , pregnancy , gestation , gonadotropin , obstetrics , chorionic villi , gynecology , endocrinology , andrology , hormone , biology , genetics
In a case of abdominal pregnancy, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) was determined twice during the first trimester and serially after removal of the fetus and placenta left in situ. From the 5th to the 7th week of gestation, the hCG values increased, from 5980 to 10000 U/I. After operation the hCG level decreased to 197 U/I after 51 days and hCG was not detectable 72 days postoperatively.