OBJECTIVES To compare the subsequent fertility and risk of recurrence of an ectopic pregnancy (EP) in women who had had an EP, according to the type of surgical treatment they received--that is, salpingectomy, salpingostomy or tubal anastomosis. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was carried out between January 2003 and September 2011 of 618 patients admitted to hospital with tubal EP and w...

Objectives: Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is the leading cause of early accounting for 10-15% pregnancy-related deaths. It life-threatening condition where majority them present late. This study aims to evaluate incidence, risk factors, clinical features, diagnosis, and management EP in tertiary care center. Materials Methods: conducted a retrospective analysis electronic medical records from June 201...

BACKGROUND Ectopic pregnancy (EP) refers to the implantation of the zygote outside the uterine cavity. In clinical practice, the diagnosis of EP relies on a combination of ultrasound findings and serum human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) measurements. However, the need for serial hCG measurements increases the risk of tubal rupture and death, underscoring the need to identify biomarkers for the...

introduction: ectopic molar pregnancy is a rare occurrence and consequently not often considered as a diagnostic possibility. in this article, an attempt was made to stress on the need for histopathological examination and follow up of every case of ectopic pregnancy. this was substantiated with the help of a case report. case presentation: a 30-year-old gravida 4, para 3, pregnant woman with a...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between the risk of ectopic pregnancy (EP) and the use of common contraceptives during the previous and current conception/menstrual cycle. METHODS A multi-center case-control study was conducted in Shanghai. Women diagnosed with EP were recruited as the case group (n = 2,411). Women with intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) (n = 2,416) and non-pregnant women (n ...

background: primary ovarian pregnancy is one of the rarest forms of ectopic pregnancy having incidence of 1/7000-1/40,000 in live births and 0.5-3% of all ectopic gestations. intrauterine contraceptive device (iucd), salpingitis, infertility, and assisted reproductive techniques are the important risk factors. approximately, 75% terminate in first trimester and are often misdiagnosed as corpus ...

heterotopic pregnancy is a rare event in natural conception cycles. the prevalence of heterotopic pregnancy is known to be increasing in part due to more precise diagnostic techniques and widespread use of of assisted reproductive technology. a case of an incidental heterotopic pregnancy diagnosed at 10 weeks of gestational age is reported here in which laparotomy was scheduled and right salpin...

Objective: To determine characteristics and presentation of women with ectopic pregnancy (EP). Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Place Duration the Study: The Department Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Sialkot Medical College, Pakistan from January 2021 to December 2021. Material Methods: total 39 aged between 18 45 years diagnosed EP were included. Age, parity status, clinical presentation,...

Background: The aim of this study was evaluation of the impact of single-dose methotrexate (MTX) treatment on ovarian reserve in women with ectopic pregnancy (EP) undergoing infertility treatment in Iranian population. Materials and Methods: This prospective cohort study was done between March 2015 and March 2017 in Tehran General Women Hospital, Tehran, Iran. We enrolled 20 patients with EP wh...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in women with abnormal intrauterine and ectopic pregnancies (EP) at 6 weeks gestation. METHODS We conducted a prospective case-control study comparing serum VEGF concentrations among 84 women with abnormal intrauterine and EP matched for gestational age (42 women in each group). We analysed whether serum VE...