Patient's question:
I am 85 years old and have been sick. Taking medicine has not been very effective, and I still feel uncomfortable. Please ask: How can one determine if it is an intrauterine pregnancy or an ectopic pregnancy?Doctor's answer:
In the early stages of pregnancy, blood hCG testing is the main indicator for confirming an intrauterine pregnancy. Generally, if the daily increase in hCG levels is greater than 66%, it can be diagnosed as an intrauterine pregnancy. If the increase in levels is slow for two consecutive times, it may suggest an ectopic pregnancy or abnormal embryonic growth and development. Your current detailed test results only provide a numerical value, so it's not easy to make a definitive conclusion. Monitoring the data is sufficient.