Diagnostic Methods of Ectopic Pregnancy and Early Pregnancy Loss: A Review of the Literature

Amr Hamza; G. Meyberg-Solomayer; I. Juhasz-Böss; R. Joukhadar; Z. Takacs; E. F. Solomayer; S. Baum; J. Radosa; L. Mavrova; D. Herr

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Diagnostic Methods of Ectopic Pregnancy and Early Pregnancy Loss: A Review of the Literature

Amr Hamza^*, G. Meyberg-Solomayer, I. Juhasz-Böss, R. Joukhadar, Z. Takacs, E. F. Solomayer, S. Baum, J. Radosa, L. Mavrova, D. Herr

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Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics

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This review article presents recent evidence on early pregnancy loss and ectopic pregnancy. In the light of recent evidence, the β-hCG discriminatory zone may be extended in clinically stable cases without evidence of bleeding. A possible cut-off is 4300 mIU/ml, which corresponds to when a sonographer should detect an intrauterine pregnancy. Embryonic demise can be confirmed when a transvaginal ultrasound finding shows no heartbeat in an embryo of more than 7 mm CRL, no embryo in a gestational sac having a mean sac diameter of more than 25 mm, or no appearance of an embryo within 7-10 days after the primary examination. These are considered definitive signs of embryonic demise. Suggestive signs of embryonic demise require closer monitoring of the pregnancy.

Original language	English
Journal	Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
Volume	76
Issue number	4
Pages (from-to)	377-382
Number of pages	6
ISSN	0016-5751
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-110204
Publication status	Published - 26.04.2016

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