True statement regarding ectopic pregnancy:
If the serum beta hcg value is 1500 IU/L and an intrauterine pregnancy is not visualized in a TVS it is likely to be an ectopic .This is the level at which intrauterine gestational sac is seen and is called discriminatory zone (refer pgno:159 sheila 2 nd edition)
Serum progesterone >25 ng/ml exclude ectopic
p-hCG levels should be >1000 mlU/ml for earliest detection by TVS
p-hCG levels should be <1000 mlU/ml for earliest detection by TVS
Methotrexate is not used for treatment
General obstetrics