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