Beta-hCG is a shorthand term for a blood test used to measure hCG levels in early pregnancy. Find out what these levels mean.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The overall failure rate of methotrexate was 25.3% for women with an ectopic pregnancy. Gravidity and elevated ...

Her pretreatment beta-HCG level was only 400 IU/L, a factor shown to be associated with best success rate with methotrexate (98%). [12] Her progesterone levels were not measured.

The clinically challenging case is the patient who presents with pain or bleeding, has a relatively low beta-hCG level, is in stable condition, and has uninformative findings on ultrasonography. The ...

In the setting of incomplete abortion, watchful waiting is 90% effective. 3 In a pregnancy of unknown location—defined as a pregnancy too early to be visualized, a positive pregnancy test, and no ...

On the 3rd January the Beta HCG test was 70. On the 5th I went for another scan. My uterus lining went down to 6.9mm, yet the Beta HCG test went up to 189 (more than doubled in 48hours) and the ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...