Ectopic pregnancy: Prevalence and risk factors in women attending a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 875-878

  Al Turki Dr , Haifa A ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PARITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VAGINA BLEEDING; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; SAUDI ARABIA; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; MIDDLE AGED; OVULATION INDUCTION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867263777     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Barnhart KT. Clinical practice. Ectopic pregnancy. N Engl J Med 2009; 361: 379-387.
2. Farquhar CM. Ectopic pregnancy. Lancet 2005; 366: 583-591.
3. Van Den Eeden SK, Shan J, Bruce C, Glasser M. Ectopic pregnancy rate and treatment utilization in a large managed care organization. Obstet Gynecol 2005; 105: 1052-1057.
4. Aziz S, Al Wafi B, Al Swadi H. Frequency of ectopic pregnancy in a medical centre, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. J Pak Med Assoc 2011; 61: 221-224.
5. Archibong EI, Sobande AA. Ectopic pregnancy in Abha, Saudi Arabia. A continuing conundrum. Saudi Med J 2000; 21: 330-334.
6. Kazandi M, Turan V. Ectopic pregnancy; risk factors and comparison of intervention success rates in tubal ectopic pregnancy. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol 2011; 38: 67-70.
7. Vessey MP. Contraception for women. Intrauterine devices and ectopic pregnancy. BMJ 2009; 339: 3864.
8. Mikkelsen MS, Højgaard A, Bor P. Extrauterine pregnancy with gestagen-releasing intrauterine device in situ. Ugeskr Laeger 2010; 172: 1304-1305.
9. Ego A, Subtil D, Cosson M, Legoueff F, Houfflin-Debarge V and Querleu D. Survival analysis of fertility after ectopic pregnancy. Fertil Steril 2001; 75: 560-566.
10. Bouyer J, Coste J, Fernandez H, Pouly JL, Job-Spira N. Sites of ectopic pregnancy: a 10 year population-based study of 1800 cases. Human Reproduction 2002; 17: 3224-3230.
11. Della-Giustina D, Denny M. Ectopic pregnancy. Emerg Med Clin North Am 2003; 21: 565-584.
12. Kruszka PS, Kruszka SJ. Evaluation of acute pelvic pain in women. Am Fam Physician 2010; 82: 141-147.
13. Stock L, Milad M. Surgical management of ectopic pregnancy. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2012; 55: 448-454.
14. Bachman EA, Barnhart K. Medical management of ectopic pregnancy: a comparison of regimens. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2012; 55: 440-447.
15. American College of Emergency Physicians. Clinical policy: critical issues in the initial evaluation and management of patients presenting to the emergency department in early pregnancy. Ann Emerg Med 2003; 41: 123-133.
16. International Classification of Diseases (ICD) the ICD 9th Revision code 633. [Updated 5 Decmber 2011, Accessed June 2012. Available from URL: www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd.htm.
17. Bakken IJ, Skjeldestad FE. Time trends in ectopic pregnancies in a Norwegian county 1970-2004-a population-based study. Hum Reprod 2006; 21: 3132-3136.
18. Della-Giustina D, Denny M. Ectopic pregnancy. Emerg Med Clin North Am 2003; 21: 565-584.
19. Hoover KW, Tao G, Kent CK. Trends in the diagnosis and treatment of ectopic pregnancy in the United States. Obstet Gynecol 2010; 115: 495-502.
20. Eskander M, Archibong EI, Sadek AA, Sobande AA. Ectopic Pregnancy and Seasonal Variation: A Retrospective Study from the South Western Region of Saudi Arabia. Bahrain Medical Bulletin 2002; 24: 63-65.
21. Marion LL, Meeks GR. Ectopic pregnancy: History, incidence, epidemiology, and risk factors. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2012; 55: 376-386.
22. McQueen A. Ectopic pregnancy: risk factors, diagnostic procedures and treatment. Nurs Stand 2011; 25: 49-56.
23. Malak M, Tawfeeq T, Holzer H, Tulandi T. Risk factors for ectopic pregnancy after in vitro fertilization treatment. J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2011; 33: 617-619.
24. Rodger A. Maternal age and fetal loss. Risks of having children in later life need to be explained. BMJ 2001; 322: 430.
25. Bouyer J, Coste J, Shojaei T, Pouly JL, Fernandez H, Gerbaud L, et al. Risk Factors for Ectopic Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Analysis Based on a Large Case-Control, Population-based Study in France. American Journal of Epidemiology 2003; 157: 185-194.
26. Xiao HM, Gong F, Mao ZH, Zhang H, Lu GX. Analysis of 92 ectopic pregnancy patients after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2006; 31: 584-587.
27. Desroque D, Capmas P, Legendre G, Bouyer J, Fernandez H. Fertility after ectopic pregnancy. J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris) 2010; 39: 395-400.
28. Allonier C, Ego A, Gerbaud L, Job-Spira N, Subtil D, Bouyer J. Comparison of fertility rates after ectopic pregnancy in Auvergne and Lille regions. J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris) 2003; 32: 439-446.
29. al-Nuaim L, Bamgboye EA, Chowdhury N, Adelusi B. Reproductive potential after an ectopic pregnancy. Fertil Steril 1995; 64: 942-946.
30. Dekeyser-Boccara J, Milliez J. Smoking and ectopic pregnancy: is there a causal relationship? J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris) 2005; 34: S119-S123.
31. Aronsen L, Løchen ML, Lund E. Smoking is associated with increased risk of ectopic pregnancy-a population based study. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2002; 122: 415-418.
32. Verhoeve HR, Steures P, Flierman PA, van der Veen F, Mol BW. History of induced abortion and the risk of tubal pathology. Reprod Biomed Online 2008; 16: 304-307.
33. De Bennetot M, Rabischong B, Aublet-Cuvelier B, Belard F, Fernandez H, Bouyer J et al. Risk factors for recurrence of ectopic pregnancy. J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris) 2012; 41: 55-61.