Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) is called a placental hormone because it is produced primarily by syncytiotrophoblastic cells of the placenta during pregnancy. The presence of hCG is detected in some pregnancy tests (HCG pregnancy strip tests).

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OCT 30, 2014 | 12:00 PM

What is best practice for testing for unexpected pregnancy in...

Female cancer patients in the reproductive years face a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures which pose teratogenic hazards to an unexpected pregnancy. Ionizing radiation, diagnos...

Speaker: Sharon M. Geaghan, MD

Presented at: Cancer: Research, Discovery and Therapeutics Virtual Event Series 2014

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OCT 30, 2014 | 12:00 PM

What is best practice for testing for unexpected pregnancy in pediatric and adult patients prior to cancer diagnostics, imaging and therapy?

What is best practice for testing for unexpected pregnancy in...

Female cancer patients in the reproductive years face a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures which pose teratogenic hazards to an unexpected pregnancy. Ionizing radiation, diagnos...

Speaker: Sharon M. Geaghan, MD

Presented at: Cancer: Research, Discovery and Therapeutics Virtual Event Series 2014