Gynaecology & Obstetrics General obstetrics bc4ce38d

True statement regarding ectopic pregnancy:

Serum progesterone >25 ng/ml exclude ectopic

p-hCG levels should be >1000 mlU/ml for earliest detection by TVS

p-hCG levels should be <1000 mlU/ml for earliest detection by TVS

Methotrexate is not used for treatment

High-Yield Explanation

If the serum beta hcg value is 1500 IU/L and an intrauterine pregnancy is not visualized in a TVS it is likely to be an ectopic .This is the level at which intrauterine gestational sac is seen and is called discriminatory zone (refer pgno:159 sheila 2 nd edition)

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