Publications by authors named "Hala Abdul Qadir Al-Moayed"
Objective: To explore the diagnostic value and measurement of serum CA-125, the single measurement of progesterone (P), ß-HCG, and estradiol (E2) in the early diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy.
Methods: Serum levels of CA-125, progesterone, ß-HCG and estradiol were measured by Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA) techniques in 40 symptomatic women with ectopic pregnancy and 24 women with normal intrauterine pregnancy during gestational age of 4-10 weeks at Al-Kadhmiya Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, between November 2010 and June 2011.
Results: The mean ±SEM serum levels of CA-125, progesterone, ß-HCG, and estradiol in patients with ectopic pregnancies (16.