Multi-level pregnancy test use for medical abortion follow-up after 63 days' gestation: Evidence from prenatal hCG data.
Medical abortion
Multi-level pregnancy test
hCG
Journal
Contraception
ISSN: 1879-0518
Titre abrégé: Contraception
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0234361
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2020
09 2020
Historique:
received:
24
02
2020
revised:
15
05
2020
accepted:
17
05
2020
pubmed:
30
5
2020
medline:
16
10
2021
entrez:
30
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To explore hCG patterns using multi-level urine pregnancy tests (MLPTs) among prenatal clients to evaluate the potential use of these tests for medical abortion follow-up after 63 days' gestation. Prenatal clients with gestations 9-12 weeks were asked to administer an MLPT weekly for three weeks. We evaluated change in hCG range over one- and two-week intervals. Our analysis included 121 clients. Over one-week intervals, 26.5-43.1% of participants had a drop in hCG range. The proportion with a decline after two-weeks was 42.0-48.3%. This follow-up strategy would not work in gestations beyond 63 days.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32470467
pii: S0010-7824(20)30156-6
doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.05.008
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Chorionic Gonadotropin
0
Misoprostol
0E43V0BB57
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
207-209Informations de copyright
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