Occult pregnancy. A pilot study.

摘要: As used herin, the term "occult pregnancy" is defined as a pregnancy which aborts so early that no clincial suspicion of its existence arises except perhaps there has been few days' delay in onset an otherwise normal menstrual period. Sixteen Clomid-induced ovulatory cycles evidenced by biphasic temperature charts with hyperthermic phases 12 days or more were studied. Of these, 10 had serum luteinizing hormone values late luteal phase for part cycle (6-16 mIU/ml) and six, 37.5% showed sufficiently elevated (more than three standard deviations) to indicate cross reaction human chorionic gonadotropin hence presence unsuspected pregnancy. All clinically periods hours 6 later. The clinical significance this finding discussed.