6. Diagnóstico de probabilidad: signos en útero
• Reblandecimiento del istmo por lo que se alcanza
la pared anterior y posterior del útero
• 6-8 semana
Hegar I
• Reblandecimiento que permite alcanzar el fondo
de saco anterior y maniobra abdominal
• 10-12 semanaHegar II
• Aumento de flexibilidad del cuerpo del útero sobre
el cérvix, aumento de anteflexión o retroflexión
• 7-8 semana
McDonald
7. Diagnóstico de probabilidad: signos en útero
• Asimetria uterina a nivel del cuerno uterino por
implantaciónPiskacek
• Pérdida de la forma piriforme del útero a
esférico o globoso, cuerpo reblandecido,
aplanamiento de fondo vaginal
Noble budin
• Contracciones palpables indoloras en intervalos
irregulares, sin cambios cervicales.
• 2do trimestre
Contracciones de
Braston Hicks
8. Diagnóstico de probabilidad: signos en
cérvix/vagina
• Reblandecimiento del cuello uterino
• 4 semanaGoodell
• Coloración violácea de paredes vaginales
• 8-10 semanaChadwick
• Pulso palpable en fondo de saco
Osiander
9. Signos de probabilidad: prueba hCG
Detección de hCG en sangre y orina
Hormona glucoproteica con alto contenido en
carbohidratos
Heterodimero formado por 2 subunidades a y
B.
• Idéntica a LH, FSH y TSH.
• Impide la involución del cuerpo amarillo en las primeras 6
semanas.
10. Pruebas de probabilidad: prueba hCG
Sérica
7-8 día
postfecundación
Méximo 8-12
semanas
Orina
20 día
posfecundación
20-50 mUI/ml
11. Pruebas de probabilidad: prueba hCG
• Detectan niveles 5-10 mUI/ ml
• Más rápidasCualitativas
• Detectan niveles 1-2 mUI/ml
• Alta sensibilidadCuantitativas
• Niveles se 20-50 mUI/ml
• Baja sensibilidadOrina
12. Signos de probabilidad: pruebas hCG
inmunológicas
Radioinmuno-
ensayo
Ensayo
inmunoradio-
receptor
Ensayo
inmunoradio-
radioreceptor
Ensayo
inmunoabsor-
bente ligado a
enzima (ELISA)
Ensayo
inmunoabsor-
bente ligado a
enzima (ELISA)
Fluoroinmuno
ensayo
Sensibilidad 5 mIU/ml 150 mIU/ml 1,500 mUI/ml 25 mUI/ml 25 mUI/ml 1 mIU/ml
Tiempo 4 horas 30 minutos 2 minutos 80 minutos 80 minutos 2-3 horas
Positividad 10-18 semanas 18-22 días 25-28 días 14-17 días 14-17 días 14-17 días
Edad
gestacional
3-4 semanas 4 semanas 5 semanas 3.5 semanas 3.5 semanas 4 semanas
hCG es producida en mujeres no embarazadas, posmenopausicas (110 pg/ml) o
premenopausicas (10 pg/ml), pero se encuentran por debajo del nivel de sensibilidad de
las pruebas (1 mUI/ml)
13. Signos de probabilidad: pruebas hCG
Falso positivo
•0.01-2%
•5 posibilidades
• Exposición a animales usados
para producir Ac
•Posmenopausica
• Ingesta exógena de hCG
• Embarazo molar
• Cáncer
Falso negativo
• Niveles por debajo del rango de
sensibilidad
• Aborto
• Retraso en la ovulación o
implantación
14. Signos de probabilidad: pruebas
progesterona
• Método adjunto
• Evaluación de embarazos
anormales
• Se utiliza como pronóstico del
embarazo
97.5 % sensibilidad
con niveles > 25
pg/ml para
embarazo viable
Niveles <5 pg/ml
100% sensibilidad
para embarazos no
viables
15. Signos de probabilidad: factor temprano de
embarazo
Inicia a detectarse durante las primeras 36-48 horas de la concepción
Pico máximo en el 1er trimestre
Casi indetectable al termino del embarazo
No se encuentra 24 horas después del parto
16. Signos de certeza
Ultrasonido
• Saco gestacional
• 4-5 semana
• Saco vitelino
• 5-6 semana
• Placa embrionaria
• 6-7 semana
Detección de frecuencia
cardiaca fetal
• US: 6-7 semanas
• Doppler: 10-12 semanas
• Pinar: 17-18 semanas
Detección de
movimientos fetales por
el médico
Serum pregnancy test — In clinical practice, the most sensitive method for detecting hCG in early pregnancy is a serum pregnancy test. Qualitative serum pregnancy tests typically detect hCG levels of 5 to 10 milli-int. units/mL, while a high-sensitivity, quantitative serum beta-hCG assay can measure hCG values as low as 1 to 2 milli-int. units/mL. By contrast, the urine pregnancy test is less sensitive, detecting hCG beginning at a level of 20 to 50 milli-int. units/mL. The median hCG concentration is higher in serum than in urine [17,40]; therefore, early in pregnancy, a serum pregnancy test may be positive while the urine pregnancy test is still negative.
The only potential advantage of a qualitative serum pregnancy test over a quantitative test is that the qualitative test can usually be performed more rapidly [41]. The quantitative test procedure requires use of dedicated automated measurement equipment and may be processed only in a commercial or hospital-based laboratory. It takes about 15 minutes to complete a test, but because samples are typically processed in batches, it may take much longer to obtain a result.
Falso positivo
The five potential sources of positive hCG results outside of pregnancy are described below: Phantom hCG itemizedlist
Caused by heterophilic antibodies that bind the capture and labeled antibodies together without hCG being present
Antibody production results from exposure to animals used to produce antibodies used in assay
Rule out with sensitive urine assay, as these antibodies do not cross into urine
Pituitary hCG itemizedlist
Stimulated by gonadotropin-releasing hormone; suppressed by gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist and estrogen/progestin therapy
Can be detected in postmenopausal women due to increased GnRH secretion (Snyder et al propose that postmenopausal women should have a higher cutoff for a negative hCG of 14 IU/L reference_ids_tool_tip reference_ids [12] )
Diagnosed by administering oral contraceptive pills, which should suppress hCG levels
Exogenous administration of hCG itemizedlist
Used by some centers to aid in weight loss by intramuscular or oral administration
Repeat hCG assays should be negative if exogenous administration is discontinued for at least 24 hours
Trophoblastic neoplasm - Consists of pregnancy, gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN), and placental site trophoblastic tumors (PSTTs) itemizedlist
Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia itemizedlist
Quiescent - Constant, low levels of hCG without evidence of primary or metastatic malignancy; premalignant state; resistant to chemotherapy and surgery; follow with frequent hCG levels and if found to be rising, consider active gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
Active - Invasive cytotrophoblasts produce hyperglycosylated hCG found only in early pregnancy and invasive gestational trophoblastic neoplasia; thus, hyperglycosylated hCG or invasive trophoblastic antigen can be measured to rule in active disease
Placental site trophoblastic tumors - Diagnosed with low-level hCG in combination with intramyometrial lesions on imaging
Nontrophoblastic neoplasm - Can be secreted by different cancers, (eg, testicular, bladder, uterine, lung, liver, pancreas, stomach)
The early pregnancy factor (EPF) assay may be useful in the future. EPF is a poorly defined immunosuppressive protein that has been isolated in maternal serum shortly after conception and is the earliest available marker to indicate fertilization. It is detectable in the serum 36-48 hours after fertilization, peaks early in the first trimester, and is almost undetectable at term. EPF also appears within 48 hours of successful in vitro fertilization embryo transfers. EPF cannot be detected 24 hours after delivery or at the termination of an ectopic or intrauterine pregnancy. EPF is also undetectable in many ectopic pregnancies and spontaneous abortions, indicating that an inability to identify EPF during pregnancy heralds a poor prognosis.
EPF has limited clinical applications at this time because the molecule is difficult to isolate. Detection of EPF currently relies on a complex and unwieldy assay termed the rosette inhibition test. EPF may play a more prominent role in the future as the diagnosis of conception prior to implantation elucidates new strategies for contraception, highly accurate dating, and advanced genetic studies.