生育年齡婦女如血清中有陽性β-人類絨毛膜促性線激素(β-hCG),通常認爲有懷孕,和在少數情況下,可能有妊娠性滋養層細胞疾病或卵巢生殖細胞癌。但除了婦產科疾病外,其它位婦產科的癌症亦可以產生β-hCG。如要找出這些癌症的可能性,需詳細詢問病史,和全身的檢查,包括肺、胃腸、肝、胰,骨骼,泌尿道和乳房等器官。同時需用血球檢查、血清腫瘤標記、乳房攝影、骨骼放射線檢查,如有需要,亦要做頭、胸、和腹部電腦斷層和磁振造影,以尋求病源,才能予以治療
Positive serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin (βhCG) in reproductive-age women usually indicates a pregnancy, and to a lesser extent, gestational trophoblastic disease, or ovarian germ cell tumor. Besides gynecologic conditions, nongynecologic cancers can he associated with βhCG positivity as well, Evaluation for these malignancies should include a thorough history and examination of the lung, gas trointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, bone, urinary tract and breasts. A complete blood cell count with differential, serum tumor markers, mammogram, skeletal radiography, computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the skull, chest and abdomen should be performed if warranted.