We report a spontaneous unilateral live tubal twin pregnancy in a patient with a history of previous ectopic pregnancy (EP) and tubal surgery. Transvaginal ultrasound showed one pregnancy sac containing two fetal poles with cardiac activity, which appeared to be sited within the right adnexum. The right tubal EP was removed by salpingectomy. Ultrasound findings of suspected adnexal mass and fre...

background: vaginal sonograghy and serial -hcg are the most common diagnostic methods for ectopic pregnancy but about 50% of cases are initially misdiagnosed. in tubal pregnancy the zygote lies next to the muscular layer, and this invasion causes an increase in creatine phosphokinase (cpk) in blood. objective: assessment of cpk and its isoenzyme cpk-mb as a diagnostic marker for tubal pregnanc...

Background: Hydrosalpinx is a common cause of female infertility1 and adversely affects the outcomes of in vitro fertilization (IVF). Although IVF is the main treatment, alternative treatments, such as salpingectomy and functional tubal surgery have been suggested.2 Previously, hydrosalpinx was diagnosed using tubal patency tests (transvaginal ultrasound, TVUS; hysterosalpingography, HSG; and l...

background: endometriosis is one of the most challenging diseases that constitute 20% - 40% of women searching for their infertility diagnosis. objective: this study was undertaken in order to compare the outcome of in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ivf/icsi) in women with endometriosis, and tubal factor infertility as controls. materials and methods: from 2005 to 2006 a ...

BACKGROUND Ectopic pregnancy is the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality during the first trimester and the incidence increases dramatically with assisted-reproductive technology (ART), occurring in approximately 1.5-2.1 % of patients undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Abdominal ectopic pregnancy is a rare yet clinically significant form of ectopic pregnancy due to potentiall...

This is a report on the successful treatment of an unruptured tubal pregnancy with methotrexate (MTX). To our knowledge eighteen cases, including ours, have been reported in Western literature so far. The advantages and drawbacks of this therapy are discussed.

BACKGROUND Cases of ectopic pregnancy (EP) following levonorgestrel (LNG) emergency contraception (EC) failure were reported, however, the effects of LNG on tubal microenvironment or chorionic villi in EP have not yet been documented. METHODS Fifty-five women with tubal pregnancy were divided into two groups according to whether LNG-EC was administrated during the cycle of conception. The ser...

BACKGROUND Ectopic molar gestation is a rare event. Its malignant potential is similar to that of an intrauterine molar pregnancy. OBJECTIVE To document two cases of tubal molar gestations seen over a 10-year period. STUDY DESIGN Case series. RESULTS Two young Nigerian undergraduates presented with features of ruptured tubal pregnancy. They had total salpingectomy and histopathological an...

This study aims to estimate the prevalence of adolescent pregnancy (AP) in three Brazilian cities Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, and Porto Alegre and to examine the profiles of pregnant girls and their partners in relation to pregnancy outcomes. Data for a retrospective assessment of AP were collected using an interview-based household survey applied to a stratified sample of males and females aged ...

Peterson HB, Lube11 I, DeStefano F, Ory HW (Family Planning Evaluation Division, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia. and the Association for Voluntary Sterilization, Inc., New York, NY, USA). The safety and efficacy of tubal sterilization. An international overview. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 21: 139-144, 1983 This article presents a synthesis of some of the major.puMished studies on the ...