Ectopic pregnancy: Prompt diagnosis spells effective treatment
Publish date: August 1, 2004
Beata Seeber, MD , Kurt T. Barnhart, MD, MSCE
Beata Seeber, MD , Kurt T. Barnhart, MD, MSCE
Skillful interpretation of ultrasound images, hCG values, and patients' signs and symptoms can help identify ectopics early on. Once the diagnosis is made, salpingectomy, salpingostomy, and methotrexate are your therapeutic options.