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| Role of Maternal Serum Glycodelin as Predictor of Ectopic Pregnancy in First Trimester | |
| Wasan Wajdi Ibrahim1, Afraa Mahjoob Al-Naddawi1, Hayder A. Fawzi2 | |
| 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine / Baghdad University, Iraq 2Department of Clinical Pharmacy?, Baghdad Medical hospital, Ministry of Health, Baghdad, Iraq? |
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IJWHR 2019; 7: 467?470 DOI: 10.15296/ijwhr.2019.77 Viewed : 2716 times Downloaded : 1898 times. Keywords : Abdominal pain, Ectopic pregnancy, Glycodelin, Vaginal bleeding |
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| Abstract | |
Objectives: Assessment of glycodelin (GD) as a marker for unruptured ectopic pregnancy (EP) in the first trimester of pregnancy. Materials and Methods:This case-control study was conducted during June 2016 to May 2017 in the Obstetrics and Gynecological Department of Baghdad University at Baghdad teaching hospital/medical city complex. In this study, 100 pregnant women in their first trimester of pregnancy were included after clinical and ultrasonic findings. Results: Based on the results, GD levels in EP were significantly lower than those with normal intrauterine pregnancy (1.58 ± 1.18 vs. 30.1 ± 11.9). In addition, using receiver operator curve analysis, the cut-off GD level of 9.5 and less had acceptable validity results (100% sensitivity, 100% specificity, 95% positive predictive value, 100% negative predictive value, and accuracy 100%) to predict EP. Conclusions:In general, serum GD is considered as an excellent predictor of unruptured EP. |
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