Management of Nonpregnant Women with Elevated Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Management of Nonpregnant Women with Elevated Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is useful in evaluating and monitoring early pregnancy as well as trophoblastic disease. Here we describe the management of women with elevated serum human chorionic gonadotropin in a case of a 51-year-old female who was unsuccessfully treated for ectopic pregnancy...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology 2013-01, Vol.2013 (2013), p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: Schmid, Bernd C., Reilly, Aimee, Oehler, Martin K.
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Disease
Hormone replacement therapy
Hospitals
Pregnancy
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is useful in evaluating and monitoring early pregnancy as well as trophoblastic disease. Here we describe the management of women with elevated serum human chorionic gonadotropin in a case of a 51-year-old female who was unsuccessfully treated for ectopic pregnancy. She was subsequently diagnosed with pituitary hCG production, which should be considered as differential diagnosis before treatment is initiated.
ISSN:2090-6684
2090-6692
DOI:10.1155/2013/580709