title: The value of serum beta-hCG in the prediction of pregnancy following gamete intrafallopian transfer.
abstract: Serum beta-hCG values in 149 GIFT pregnancies obtained on day 14 after oocytes retrieval and gamete intrafallopian transfer were evaluated. Mean beta-hCG value in multiple livebirths was higher than in the singleton and non-viable pregnancy groups and mean beta-hCG value in the latter two groups did not differ from each other. Serum beta-hCG level > or = 70 mIU/ml could be a suitable level to predict viable pregnancy with 72.8 per cent sensitivity and 92.85 per cent positive predictive values.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Police General Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taweepolcharoen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aojanepong
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Waikwamdee
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jiansawatwattana
mesh_terms: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood*; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D005260:Female; D015181:Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer; D006801:Humans; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011258:Pregnancy Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D010446:Peptide Fragments