Beta-hCG is a shorthand term for a blood test used to measure hCG levels in early pregnancy. Find out what these levels mean. Many pregnant people and those trying to conceive may have heard the term ...

In early pregnancy, the placenta produces human chorionic gonadotropin hormone (hCG) to support the growth of the fetus. But are hCG levels higher if you’re having twins or multiples? The answer isn’t ...

PHILADELPHIA — Ectopic pregnancy can be ended just as effectively with letrozole, an aromatase inhibitor, as with methotrexate, a chemotherapeutic agent, according to a small study that generated ...

Ectopic pregnancy occurs in the fallopian tube in over 95% of cases. [3] Other locations for ectopic pregnancies are rare: abdominal, ovarian or cervical. The most common location in the fallopian ...

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MDMedically reviewed by Renita White, MD When your prenatal health care provider talks ...

I've been pregnant five times. I have a son, Sam, who was born on his due date, weighing six pounds, 14 ounces, in 1997. My four other pregnancies didn't go so well. After Sam, carrying a baby past ...

An ectopic pregnancy usually cannot survive, as it will be unable to grow outside the womb. Survival is extremely rare. Immediate medical attention is needed for an ectopic pregnancy. If an ectopic ...

Preemptive treatment for a nonviable pregnancy of unknown location—a situation in which there is a positive pregnancy test result but the location of the pregnancy cannot be confirmed within or ...