conclusions single dose therapy of mtx has sufficient power and efficacy in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy, however in patients with higher serum level of β-hcg, the successful treatment increases by using double dose method. using double dose also could decrease the necessity of operation, re-administration of mtx, and duration of hospitalization. results results showed that the rate of su...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY This study is undertaken to emphasize the role of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy and clinical analysis of the same in a tertiary care referral hospital. METHODOLOGY One hundred patients with provisional diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy were studied. Physical examination, urine pregnancy test, transabdominal scan using 5 MHz transducer or transvaginal ...

OBJECTIVES To analyse trends in rates of genital chlamydial infection and ectopic pregnancy between 1985 and 1995 in a county in Sweden. SETTING Uppsala county where screening for chlamydial infection, treatment, and contact tracing has been widespread and where ectopic pregnancies are recorded. METHODS Rates of chlamydial infections and ectopic pregnancy between 1985 and 1995 were calculat...

BACKGROUND Our aim was to supplement the mostly individual case reports on the rarely occurring and life-threatening condition of ectopic pregnancy developing in a Caesarean section scar. METHODS AND RESULTS Eight of all the patients treated in our department between 1995 and 2002 had been diagnosed for ectopic pregnancy that developed in a Caesarean section scar. They comprised this case ser...

Abstract Introduction: One of the contributing factors in ectopic pregnancy is genital infection. The self-treatment of genital infections is a common practice that results in infectious diseases, microbial resistance, and no patient recovery. Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between the self-treatment of genital infection and ectopic pregnancy. Materials and Method...

Cesarean section is the most commonly performed surgery in obstetrics, and its incidence is increasing with rates as high as 17% to 25% in some countries. In certain cases, cesarean scar dehiscence may lead to uterine rupture during pregnancy and delivery procedures. Moreover, cesarean scar dehiscence can be a site for developing ectopic pregnancy. We report a patient with one previous cesarean...

background: the incidence of ectopic pregnancy varies between 1.5-2% of all pregnancies. bilateral tubal ectopic pregnancy is rare. it may occur in 1 per 200 000 pregnancies. case: this is a case report of 25 year-old woman who underwent intra uterine insemination (iui), because of tubal factor infertility (unilateral). on the 30pthp day after the iui she complained from pelvic pain and vaginal...

objective: to evaluate the plasma creatine phosphokinase (cpk) level after a single injection of methotrexate (mtx) as a predictor of treatment success in ectopic pregnancy (ep). materials and methods: in this prospective study, seventy nine women older than 18 years treated with methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy were evaluated for cpk and β-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (βhcg) level...