Prompt diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy with the human chorionic gonadotropin test using exuded extract from endometrial curettings.
Using saline solution including exuded extract from uterine curettings, hCG tests were performed in 63 women in whom there was a suspicion of ectopic pregnancy, and their results correlated highly with the microscopic existence of chorionic villi and trophoblasts. Ectopic pregnancy can be mostly excluded when the test is positive, and either ectopic pregnancy or complete abortion is probable when it is negative.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Teikyo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. yonchi@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp
Eiji
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Ryo
Sachiyo
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Yokoyama
Hitoshi
H
Koizumi
Tsuyoshi
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Fujino
Shigeki
S
Takeshita
Takuya
T
Ayabe
D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000378:metabolism; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage / Q000379:methods*; D004717:Endometrium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011258:Pregnancy Tests / Q000379:methods; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin