From: New discoveries on the biology and detection of human chorionic gonadotropin
Source of hCG | Menopause Ages > 50 | Perimenopause Ages > 40 | Menstrual Ages 18 – 40 |
---|---|---|---|
Pituitary hCG | 43 | 60 | 9 |
Non-trophoblastic neoplasm | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Gestational trophoblastic neoplasm | 0 | 2 | 10 |
False positive hCG test | 1 | 8 | 82 |