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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Main Authors: Bernd C. Schmid, Aimee Reilly, Martin K. Oehler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/580709
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spelling doaj-30b08edb60334cecbcd73b5b7bca9e762020-11-24T21:54:46ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922013-01-01201310.1155/2013/580709580709Management of Nonpregnant Women with Elevated Human Chorionic GonadotropinBernd C. Schmid0Aimee Reilly1Martin K. Oehler2Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, AustraliaWomen’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, SA 5006, AustraliaDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, AustraliaHuman 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/580709
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Management of Nonpregnant Women with Elevated Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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title Management of Nonpregnant Women with Elevated Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
title_short Management of Nonpregnant Women with Elevated Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
title_full Management of Nonpregnant Women with Elevated Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
title_fullStr Management of Nonpregnant Women with Elevated Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
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publisher Hindawi Limited
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description 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.
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