title: Complete abortion of early ectopic pregnancy.
abstract: Abortion of an early ectopic pregnancy is a rarely diagnosed event. Coincidental serial hormonal studies performed on a patient suffering from idiopathic secondary infertility enabled the authors to record plasma estradiol, progesterone and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin concentrations, which, combined with the physical findings, ultrasonography and laparoscopy, led to the diagnosis of a complete abortion of an early ectopic pregnancy. Apart from slight vaginal bleeding on day 44 of a prolonged cycle, the patient was asymptomatic throughout and the importance of plasma beta-human chorionic gonadotropin determination in such a situation is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000502:physiology; D004958:Estradiol / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol