The value of serial human chorionic gonadotropin testing as a diagnostic tool in ectopic pregnancy
Romero R, Kadar N, Copel J, Jeanty P, DeCherney A, Hobbins J. The value of serial human chorionic gonadotropin testing as a diagnostic tool in ectopic pregnancy. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1986, 155: 392-394. PMID: 3740163, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(86)90838-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEctopic pregnancySerial human chorionic gonadotropin determinationsHuman chorionic gonadotropin testingHuman chorionic gonadotropin titersHuman chorionic gonadotropin determinationsSlope of changeIntrauterine pregnancyMIU/Serial titersGonadotropin determinationsCutoff valuePregnancyPatientsTitersDiagnostic toolTime curvePositive rateAbnormal slopeFalse positive rate