Anticardiolipin Antibodies in Comparison to B-HCG Titer and Serum Progesterone as Indicator for Ectopic Pregnancies Ibrahim Wasan Wajdi* College of Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Baghdad, Iraq *Corresponding Author: Wasan Wajdi Ibrahim, College of Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Baghdad, Iraq, Email: Hayder.adnan2010@gmail.com
Online published on 19 August, 2019. Abstract Objective to assess the level of anticardiolipin antibodies in comparison to Beta human chorionic gonadotropin titer and serum progesterone as indicator for ectopic pregnancies Method A case control study carried out in obstetrics and gynecological department of Baghdad teaching hospital/medical city complex for about six months, One hundred fifty women were enrolled in the current study and divided into two groups case group (Seventy five patients) and control group (Seventy five healthy pregnant). Results the mean age of ectopic patients was 32.1 ± 5 years and 34 ± 3.7 years for the controls. A highly significant association between mean of Anticardiolipin-IgM in women with ectopic pregnancy than that in control (p<0.001), highly significant association was observed between lower mean of Beta-human chorionic gonadotropin in women with ectopic pregnancy than in control (p<0.001). Mean serum progesterone level was significantly lower among women in ectopic pregnancy than control. Conclusions The level of Anticardiolipin antibody has nearly the same accuracy to serum progesterone and b. HCG titer as indicator for ectopic pregnancy Top Keywords Anticardiolipin, IgM, ectopic pregnancy, Beta human chorionic gonadotropin, progesterone. Top |