title: The current clinical presentation of complete molar pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the current clinical presentation of complete molar pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study of the clinical and ultrasonographic records of 41 patients with complete hydatidiform mole.
  
  
  RESULTS
  17 (41%) patients were asymptomatic. 24 patients (58%) presented with vaginal bleeding, 6 (15%) had excessive uterine size, 1 (2%) had anemia and 1 (2%) had hyperemesis. Non of the patients had any other systemic manifestation. Pre-evacuation ultrasound was performed in all cases and molar pregnancy was diagnosed in 36 (88%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Currently with routine first trimester ultrasonography a significant proportion of patients with molar pregnancy are asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gemer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Segal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kopmar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sassoon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D003475:Curettage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013396:Suction; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology