Gestational trophoblastic disease

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• Gestational trophoblastic disease should be suspected if a pregnant woman experiences unexplained vaginal bleeding or if bleeding after miscarriage or delivery (lochia) persists for an abnormally long time.
• The diagnosis is based on an ultrasound examination of the uterus and on a serum human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) assay.

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C58, Choriocarcinoma, Chorionic Gonadotropin, Complete mole, Cystic mole, Gestational trophoblastic disease, Gynaecology, Hydatidiform Mole, Hydatidiform Mole, Invasive, Molar pregnancy, O01, O01.9, O02, O09.1, Obstetrics, Partial mole, Placental site trophoblastic tumors, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic, Trophoblastic Neoplasms, Trophoblastic hyperplasia, Vaginal Discharge, Vaginal bleeding