Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6170602 | Contraception | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Medical abortion service delivery with an MLPT to obtain a baseline (preabortion) human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) estimate and a second follow-up MLPT 1 to 2 weeks later can establish whether there has been a drop in hCG, signifying absence of a continuing pregnancy. Used this way, MLPTs can enable women to assess their abortion status outside of a clinic setting and without serum hCG testing and/or ultrasound.
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Authors
Jennifer Blum, Wendy R. Sheldon, Nguyen Thi Nhu Ngoc, Beverly Winikoff, Nguyen Thi Bach Nga, Roxanne Martin, Le Van Thanh, Paul D. Blumenthal,