title: [Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy].
abstract: The diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy rests on the results of plasma beta-HCG hormone assays and on those of ultrasonography. If the plasma level of beta-HCG is lower than 10 m IU/ml, the woman is not pregnant; if it is higher than 10 IU/ml, ectopic pregnancy is excluded when ultrasounds show a gestation sac within the uterine cavity from the 5th week of amenorrhoea onward. The diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy is certain when ultrasounds show a gestation sac outside the uterine cavity; it is highly probable when they show an inhomogeneous masson the side of the uterus or a collection of blood in Douglas' pouch.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brodaty
mesh_terms: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin
vernacular_title: Le diagnostic des grossesses ectopiques.