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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Accuracy of single progesterone test to predict early pregnancy outcome in women with pain or bleeding: Meta-analysis of cohort studies |
Author: | Verhaegen, J. Gallos, I. van Mello, N. Abdel-Aziz, M. Takwoingi, Y. Harb, H. Deeks, J. Mol, B. Coomarasamy, A. |
Citation: | BMJ: British Medical Journal, 2012; 345(Sept 27):1-10 |
Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 1756-1833 1468-5833 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Jorine Verhaegen, Ioannis D Gallos, Norah M van Mello, Mohamed Abdel-Aziz, Yemisi Takwoingi, Hoda Harb, Jonathan J Deeks, Ben W J Mol, Arri Coomarasamy |
Abstract: | Objective To determine the accuracy with which a single progesterone measurement in early pregnancy discriminates between viable and non-viable pregnancy. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies. Data sources Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, ProQuest, Conference Proceedings Citation Index, and the Cochrane Library from inception until April 2012, plus reference lists of relevant studies. Study selection Studies were selected on the basis of participants (women with spontaneous pregnancy of less than 14 weeks of gestation); test (single serum progesterone measurement); outcome (viable intrauterine pregnancy, miscarriage, or ectopic pregnancy) diagnosed on the basis of combinations of pregnancy test, ultrasound scan, laparoscopy, and histological examination; design (cohort studies of test accuracy); and sufficient data being reported. Results 26 cohort studies, including 9436 pregnant women, were included, consisting of 7 studies in women with symptoms and inconclusive ultrasound assessment and 19 studies in women with symptoms alone. Among women with symptoms and inconclusive ultrasound assessments, the progesterone test (5 studies with 1998 participants and cut-off values from 3.2 to 6 ng/mL) predicted a non-viable pregnancy with pooled sensitivity of 74.6% (95% confidence interval 50.6% to 89.4%), specificity of 98.4% (90.9% to 99.7%), positive likelihood ratio of 45 (7.1 to 289), and negative likelihood ratio of 0.26 (0.12 to 0.57). The median prevalence of a non-viable pregnancy was 73.2%, and the probability of a non-viable pregnancy was raised to 99.2% if the progesterone was low. For women with symptoms alone, the progesterone test had a higher specificity when a threshold of 10 ng/mL was used (9 studies with 4689 participants) and predicted a non-viable pregnancy with pooled sensitivity of 66.5% (53.6% to 77.4%), specificity of 96.3% (91.1% to 98.5%), positive likelihood ratio of 18 (7.2 to 45), and negative likelihood ratio of 0.35 (0.24 to 0.50). The probability of a non-viable pregnancy was raised from 62.9% to 96.8%. Conclusion A single progesterone measurement for women in early pregnancy presenting with bleeding or pain and inconclusive ultrasound assessments can rule out a viable pregnancy. |
Keywords: | Humans Uterine Hemorrhage Abortion, Spontaneous Abdominal Pain Progesterone Sensitivity and Specificity Cohort Studies Predictive Value of Tests Pregnancy Female Obstetric Labor, Premature Biomarkers |
Rights: | This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial License, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non commercial and is otherwise in compliance with the license. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ and http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/legalcode. |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.e6077 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e6077 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Obstetrics and Gynaecology publications |
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