Dear Fiona,
Thanks for contacting me - I don't' know whether this will help but we have
a GP information sheet which you might find of interest and I have attached
it, I will have a look at the references you have sent and thanks very much
for these.
Regards
Tracy
-----Original Message-----
From: Fiona Bethell [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 24 July 2003 12:09
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Patient information sheet
I don't actually have a sheet available but am going through a similar
process preparing a letter to our GPs as we change to a lower sensitivity
kit (25mU/L bhCG) from our "normal" sensitivity (200mU/L).
I have found these references quite useful;
Wang et al, Fert. Ster.79 (3) 2003, p577-84. Concenption, early pregnancy
loss and time to clinical pregnancy: a population based prospective study.
Wilcox et al, JAMA 286 (14) 2001, p 1759-61. Natural limits of pregnancy
testing in relation to the expected menstrual period.
Hope you find them useful too!
Dr Fiona Ivison
Dept. of Clinical Chemistry
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
4th Floor Duncan Building
Liverpool
L7 8XP
0151 706 4287
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