2015
Alpha-Fetoprotein as a Tool to Distinguish Amniotic Fluid From Urine, Vaginal Discharge, and Semen
Mor A, Tal R, Haberman S, McCalla S, Irani M, Perlman J, Seifer DB, Minkoff H. Alpha-Fetoprotein as a Tool to Distinguish Amniotic Fluid From Urine, Vaginal Discharge, and Semen. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 125: 448-452. PMID: 25569004, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000000635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal vaginal dischargeAlpha-fetoprotein concentrationDiagnosis of ruptureVaginal dischargeAmniotic fluidAlpha-fetoproteinPregnant womenReceiver operator characteristic curve analysisSanitary padsOperator characteristic curve analysisProspective cohort studyAlpha-fetoprotein levelsAmniotic fluid levelsCharacteristic curve analysisAmniotic fluid specimensCohort studyInfertility evaluationMaternal urineAFP levelsFluid specimensFluid levelsSemen specimensCurve analysisUrineAFP quantification
2000
Progesterone, inhibin, and hCG multiple marker strategy to differentiate viable from nonviable pregnancies.
Phipps M, Hogan J, Peipert J, Lambert-Messerlian G, Canick J, Seifer D. Progesterone, inhibin, and hCG multiple marker strategy to differentiate viable from nonviable pregnancies. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 95: 227-31. PMID: 10674584, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(99)00480-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersChorionic GonadotropinChorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, HumanCohort StudiesFemaleFetal ViabilityHumansInhibinsPredictive Value of TestsPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomePregnancy Trimester, FirstProgesteroneProspective StudiesROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsDual-biomarker strategyMultiple biomarker strategyNonviable pregnanciesSerum progesteroneBiomarker strategiesComplaints of painProspective cohort studySymptomatic pregnant womenCombination of progesteroneCohort studyCombination of serumInhibin AUrine biomarkersFirst trimesterPregnant womenEarly gestationNonviable outcomesPregnancySingle biomarkerHCGProgesteroneSpecific biomarkersDiagnostic accuracySerum samplesBiomarkersProgesterone, Inhibin, and hCG Multiple Marker Strategy to Differentiate Viable From Nonviable Pregnancies
PHIPPS M, HOGAN J, PEIPERT J, LAMBERT-MESSERLIAN G, CANICK J, SEIFER D. Progesterone, Inhibin, and hCG Multiple Marker Strategy to Differentiate Viable From Nonviable Pregnancies. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 95: 227-231. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200002000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersChorionic GonadotropinChorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, HumanCohort StudiesFemaleFetal ViabilityHumansInhibinsPredictive Value of TestsPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomePregnancy Trimester, FirstProgesteroneProspective StudiesROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsDual-biomarker strategyMultiple biomarker strategyNonviable pregnanciesSerum progesteroneBiomarker strategiesComplaints of painProspective cohort studySymptomatic pregnant womenCombination of progesteroneCohort studyCombination of serumInhibin AUrine biomarkersFirst trimesterPregnant womenEarly gestationNonviable outcomesPregnancySingle biomarkerHCGProgesteroneSpecific biomarkersDiagnostic accuracySerum samplesBiomarkers