Levels of human chorionic gonadotropin in unruptured and ruptured ectopic pregnancy.
Eighty-eight presenting with signs and symptoms that suggested ectopic pregnancy, all of whom had a positive radioreceptorassay (Biocept-G), were studied. Sixty-one patients (69%) were found to have intrauterine pregnancy. Twelve (14%) had unruptured tubal ectopic pregnancy with a mean (+/- SEM) human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) level of 1190 +/- 320 mIU/ml, whereas 15 (17%) with ruptured ectopic pregnancies had a mean hCG level of 4160 +/- 400 mIU/ml. Among these 2 types of ectopic pregnancy, the mean hCG levels were statistically different (t = 5.0, P less than .001). Possible reasons for these differences are suggested, and the clinical implications of this finding are discussed.
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000378:metabolism*; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin