SUMMARY OBJECTIVES To find out why the detection of ectopic pregnancy before its rupture continues to be low at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and to suggest ways of improving upon the detection rates. DESIGN Longitudinal retrospective descriptive survey. SETTING Gynaecology unit of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Interview, betwe...

Background: Ectopic pregnancies account for 1% of pregnancies, and 98% of those are tubal. This report describes an intraovarian ectopic pregnancy and a novel method of removing it to maximize future ovarian function and fertility in a young patient. Case: This patient presented as a tubal ectopic pregnancy on ultrasound imaging. On laparoscopy, an ovarian ectopic pregnancy was diagnosed and wa...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of using local anesthesia during interval laparoscopic tubal ligation to control postoperative pain. DATA SOURCES We searched MEDLINE, PubMed, and Cochrane databases and found additional articles from bibliographies of relevant studies. METHODS OF STUDY SELECTION We included only randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials reporting postoperativ...

Non-tubal ectopic pregnancies are risk factors for maternal death and require prompt diagnosis treatment. However, there no established guidelines their treatment because rarity care is individualized. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of non-tubal at our institution between May 2009 September 2020. Thirty-four relevant cases were identified, including 14 interstitial, seven cervi...

Hormonal contraceptive pills containing 750 microgram levonorgestrel are the most commonly used postcoital contraceptive method because of their high efficacy and fewer side effects. Emergency contraceptive pills containing levonorgestrel present their effects by several mechanisms, including delayed tubal transport of the ovum. A delay of tubal transportation of an ovum is also one of the poss...

Our objective is to define a standard protocol for post-partum salpingectomy and provide prospective assessment of safety feasibility such procedure. Thus, performing in limited-resource environments was created based on contemporary practices tubal ligation. Gravidae presenting ligation following vaginal delivery or at time cesarean were prospectively approached and, if consent obtained, enrol...

©FSRH J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2008: 34(1) Introduction The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (IUS) is extremely effective, with pregnancy rates comparable to tubal ligation (i.e. a 5-year cumulative rate varying from 0.5 to 1.1).1 Women using the device should be fully counselled about the risks of failure and the risks of ectopic pregnancy, although those using an IUS are act...

The condition of tubal ectopic pregnancy is presented from diverse points of view, bringing out physiological explanations for its occurrence in primates and striking absence in other mammals. Part of the flexibility underlying ectopic pregnancy in humans stems from the absence of a uterine luteolytic mechanism, enabling early embryonic development in the Fallopian tube without compromising fun...