1996
Single serum progesterone as a screen for ectopic pregnancy: exchanging specificity and sensitivity to obtain optimal test performance*
McCord M, Muram D, Buster J, Arheart K, Stovall T, Carson S. Single serum progesterone as a screen for ectopic pregnancy: exchanging specificity and sensitivity to obtain optimal test performance*. Fertility And Sterility 1996, 66: 513-516. PMID: 8816609, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58560-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViable intrauterine pregnancyEctopic pregnancyIntrauterine pregnancySpontaneous abortionDiagnostic accuracyCutoff valueFirst trimester pregnant womenSingle serum progesteroneInvasive diagnostic studiesTrimester pregnant womenHigh diagnostic accuracyPregnant womenSerum PSerum progesteroneUniversity HospitalRetrospective analysisMAIN OUTCOMEPregnancy
1995
Ectopic pregnancy
Buster J, Carson S. Ectopic pregnancy. Current Opinion In Obstetrics & Gynecology 1995, 7: 168-176. PMID: 7647267, DOI: 10.1097/00001703-199506000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsFemaleHumansLaparoscopyMethotrexatePregnancyPregnancy, EctopicProgesteroneSalpingostomyTreatment OutcomeConceptsEctopic pregnancyLaparoscopic salpingostomyBeta-human chorionic gonadotropin measurementsSingle dose systemic methotrexateEarly first trimesterSurgical gold standardEffective nonsurgical treatmentSystemic methotrexateDose methotrexateSurgical complicationsNonsurgical treatmentFirst trimesterSimilar patientsDefinitive diagnosisGonadotropin measurementsSerum progesteroneEffective therapySurgical diseaseEarly diagnosisPregnancyDiagnostic algorithmGold standardMedical criteriaSalpingostomyPatients
1992
Serum progesterone and uterine curettage in differential diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy
Stovall T, Ling F, Carson S, Buster J. Serum progesterone and uterine curettage in differential diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. Fertility And Sterility 1992, 57: 456-458. PMID: 1735503, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54866-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCurettageDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansPregnancyPregnancy, EctopicProgesteroneRetrospective StudiesUterus
1991
Low human chorionic somatomammotropin fails to predict spontaneous resolution of unruptured ectopic pregnancies
Carson S, Stovall T, Ling F, Buster J. Low human chorionic somatomammotropin fails to predict spontaneous resolution of unruptured ectopic pregnancies. Fertility And Sterility 1991, 55: 629-630. PMID: 2001763, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54198-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Rising human chorionic somatomammotropin predicts ectopic pregnancy rupture following methotrexate chemotherapy
Carson S, Stovall T, Umstot E, Andersen R, Ling F, Buster J. Rising human chorionic somatomammotropin predicts ectopic pregnancy rupture following methotrexate chemotherapy. Fertility And Sterility 1989, 51: 593-597. PMID: 2466704, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60605-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman chorionic somatomammotropinEctopic pregnancyBeta-human chorionic gonadotropinEctopic pregnancy ruptureChorionic somatomammotropinSurgical therapyBeta-hCGMethotrexate chemotherapyMethotrexate treatmentMedical managementTrophoblastic activityHCS levelsChorionic gonadotropinAuthors' seriesPregnancyPatientsSensitive indicatorRuptureChemotherapyGonadotropinMethotrexateProgesteroneTherapyWomen