title: Persistent low levels of beta-hCG in a patient with recurrent pregnancy loss.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A subset of women with persistent low levels of beta-hCG have undergone potentially harmful treatments despite no evidence of pregnancy or gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 37-year-old woman with a history of recurrent pregnancy loss presented with persistent low levels of beta-hCG. She was treated for ectopic pregnancy and retained products and was later suspected of having a malignancy. However, further evaluation of her human chorionic gonadotropin led to a diagnosis of quiescent gestational trophoblastic disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A diagnosis of quiescent gestational trophoblastic disease should be considered in all patients who present with persistent low levels of beta-hCG, including those with recurrent pregnancy loss.
authors.affiliation: From Mercy Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vu
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Porto
mesh_terms: D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D031901:Gestational Trophoblastic Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human