ACOG Clinical Consensus No. 11: Management of Positive Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Test Results in Nonpregnant Patients Without Gynecologic Malignancy - PubMed
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- ACOG Clinical Consensus No. 11 provides guidance on managing positive hCG test results in nonpregnant patients without gynecologic malignancy.
- Positive hCG results can lead to unnecessary interventions, including invasive procedures and chemotherapy, if not properly evaluated.
- Healthcare professionals should use a systematic framework to assess elevated hCG, first ruling out pregnancy (intrauterine and ectopic).
- Appropriate retesting is necessary to identify the cause of persistently elevated hCG and avoid misdiagnosis or mismanagement.