Spontaneous pregnancy reaches viability after low first trimester serum progesterone: a case report.

Abstract

A single serum progesterone level of < 5 ng/mL is suggestive, but not diagnostic, of a nonviable pregnancy.

Routine uterine curettage during the evaluation of a pregnancy of unknown location using this level as an absolute cutoff may result in the interruption of a desired, viable pregnancy.

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Subjects

• Female
• Fetal Viability
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Trimester, First
• Prenatal Diagnosis
• Progesterone

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Authors

• John R Crochet
• Mary C Peavey
• Thomas M Price
• Millie A Behera

Publication date

2012-04-24

Journal

Journal topics

• Gynecology
• Infant, Newborn
• Obstetrics
• Reproduction

Language

Eng.

Copyright

The Journal of reproductive medicine

Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, USA. john.crochet [at] duke.edu

Release reference

J Reprod Med. ;57(3-4):171-4

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