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Objective: There is an increasing rate of ectopic pregnancy with the use of assisted reproductive techniques. There is currently no serum test to differentiate ectopic pregnancy from miscarriage. Early and accurate detection of ectopic pregnancy may prevent the development of complications. The aim of this study was whether the ratio of serum/curettage material hCG could provide us with reliable and early diagnosis in distinguishing miscarriage and ectopic pregnancies and also to measure the diagnostic accuracy rate of this method
Methods: A total of 24 patients were evaluated. Twelve of them were diagnosed as an ectopic pregnancy and 12 of them were diagnosed as a miscarriage. All the patients' diagnoses were confirmed pathologically. Non-of the patient had viable fetus. All participants underwent curettage protocol. Serum and curettage material were obtained at the same time. HCG measurements were done from blood and curettage material
Results: Ratio of Blood/Curettage Material HCG provides fast and reliable results within a few hours with 91.7% accuracy rates
Conclusion: Ratio of blood/curettage material HCG can be used as a reliable method for differentiating ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage
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To determine the knowledge of women about Emergency Contraception [EC] and its use. It is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Women attending the Family Planning Center, Kayseri during the three months [1600 women] were enrolled in this study. While 9.8% of the women had heard of EC, none of them had previously used it. The young, married, multiparous women and those who had higher education were more informed about EC [p<0.01]. Among the study women [n=157] had heard of EC and 86 subjects knew EC have to be taken within 72 hour after unprotected coitus. Many women hadn't had enough knowledge about Emergency Contraception [EC] and none of the women had previously used it