Ectopic pregnancy rates in IUD users.

Effects of IUD on iron status in IUD users in Gorgan, Iran

 Abstract Background: CuT380A intra uterine device Intra Uterine Device (IUD) is used in the health system of Iran. The most important and frequent side effects of the IUDs are hypermenorrhea and polymenorrhea. In Iran, iron supplement are not prescribed for the IUD users and there are no documents indicating their iron reservation status. This study was performed to determine the iron status i...

The number of episodes and duration of current IUD use and the risk of ectopic pregnancy

As part of a population-based case-contol study in I I cities in Indonesia in 1989/1990, this study is to assess the risk of ectopic pr(gnancy (EP) associated with current intauterine device (IUD) use. The cases were 560 women with EP. The diagnosis was histopathologically confirmed. Each case was matched by one clinicaLLy pregnant control who was married, lived in the catchment area antl whose...

IUD use and the risk of ectopic pregnancy: a meta-analysis of case-control studies.

Because of inconsistent findings among case-control studies on the relationship between IUD use and the risk of ectopic pregnancy, a meta-analysis of published literature was conducted. From 1977 through 1994, 19 publications regarding 16 studies of ectopic pregnancy and IUD use were found by MEDLINE and manual search. The odds ratio (ORs) of ectopic pregnancy with current and past IUD use in e...

Ectopic Pregnancy in Cesarean Section Scar

Pregnancy implantation within the scar of a previous cesarean delivery is one of the rarest locations for an ectopic pregnancy. Early diagnosis of this condition with the use of ultrasound imaging allows for preserving the uterus and subsequent fertility. However, a delay in either diagnosis or treatment can lead to uterine rupture, hysterectomy and significant maternal morbidity. With increasi...

Molar Pregnancy Presents as Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy