Open Accessβ-human chorionic gonadotropin assay in vaginal washing fluid for the accurate diagnosis of premature rupture of membranes during late pregnancy
Author(s) -
Orhan Temel,
Ebru Çöğendez,
Selçuk Selçuk,
Mehmet Reşit Asoǧlu,
Erdal Kaya
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the turkish-german gynecological association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.346
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1309-0399
pISSN - 1309-0380
DOI - 10.5152/jtgga.2013.65624
Subject(s) - vagina , medicine , receiver operating characteristic , amniotic fluid , prom , gynecology , pregnancy , predictive value , vaginal discharge , human chorionic gonadotropin , gestation , area under the curve , obstetrics , fetus , hormone , surgery , biology , genetics
To determine whether the measurement of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) levels in vaginal fluid is useful for the diagnosis of premature rupture of membranes (PROM).