Pre-procedure pregnancy testing in adolescent patients
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Boston: 0.49% 801 adolescent girls (aged 12-21 years) attending for day surgery in 1994-1996 had routine urine tests for pregnancy, after being asked for date of LMP, whether they were sexually active and whether they might be pregnant. 6 tests were positive, two of which were false positive, associated with ovarian failure and elevated gonadotrophins. Four patients were pregnant. Only two had been able to identify an exact LMP and two had denied sexual activity. One of the two who had admitted sexual activity also disclosed the possibility of pregnancy on direct questioning. The surgery of all four pregnant patients was postponed. 1
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تاریخ انتشار 2012