Ectopic pregnancy: a seven-year survey

Hasan, Adnan

doi:10.1016/0028-2243(83)90140-5

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“…However, there is a rarity of PID reporting in Jordan, and an older seven-year report about ectopic pregnancy did not show any relevant PID aetiology [21]. In this study we attempt to investigate the amplitude of PID symptoms in Jordan's women and to assess the relation of those symptoms to potential causative conditions, such as uterine instrumentation.…”

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How Prevalent Are Symptoms and Risk Factors of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in a Sexually Conservative Population.

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Alduraidi

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Background: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) is the inflammation of the adnexa of the uterus, that mainly manifests in a subclinical/chronic context and goes largely underreported. However, it poses a major threat to women’s health, as it is responsible for infertility and ectopic pregnancies, as well as chronic pelvic pain. Previous studies in Jordan have not reported PID, attributed mainly to the social structure of the country which largely represent a sexually conservative population. Our study aims to report the clinical symptoms that point towards PID and investigate the major risk determinants in a Jordanian population, in a cross-sectional study. Methods: One hundred sixty-eight consecutive adult women that came in the Outpatient Clinics of Gynaecological Department of the Jordan University Hospital were interviewed and their medical history and symptoms were registered and analysed. A Score for PID symptoms, we developed, was given to each woman. Results and correlations were then statistically tested.Results: Our study population consisted of relatively young women (37.7±11) that had their first child at an average age of 24.1 (±4.8) and a mean parity of 3.1 (±2.2). Fifty-eight women (34.5%) reported having undergone at least one CS, while the mean PID Symptom Score was 3.3 (±2.3). The women in our study exhibited 8 symptoms of PID, namely dysmenorrhea and vaginal discharge; being the commonest (45.2% and 44.6% respectively), in addition to chronic pelvic pain, pelvic heaviness, , menorrhagia, dyspareunia, , urinary symptoms, and smelly urine, and reported history of 3 conditions that can be attributed to PID, that is infertility, preterm labour, and miscarriages.Conclusions: Our PID Scoring System seems to identify the risk factors of PID and predict well the PID likelihood. This score predicts that women with higher parity, who used contraceptives and underwent any invasive medical procedure are expected to score higher in the PID Symptom Score. Our data also suggest that PID should not be ruled out in the Jordanian population when symptoms are compatible to this diagnosis.

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How Prevalent Are Symptoms and Risk Factors of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in a Sexually Conservative Population.

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Alduraidi

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“…A USA report of the staggering 19.5% prevalence of PID in a cohort of adolescent females presenting to an urban emergency with abdominal or genitourinary complaints, shows the impact on western youth [ 20 ]. However, there is a rarity of PID reporting in Jordan, and an older seven-year report about ectopic pregnancy did not show any relevant PID aetiology [ 21 ]. In this study we attempt to investigate the amplitude of PID symptoms in Jordan’s women and to assess the relation of those symptoms to potential causative conditions, such as uterine instrumentation.…”

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How prevalent are symptoms and risk factors of pelvic inflammatory disease in a sexually conservative population

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Background Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is the inflammation of the adnexa of the uterus, that mainly manifests in a subclinical/chronic context and goes largely underreported. However, it poses a major threat to women’s health, as it is responsible for infertility and ectopic pregnancies, as well as chronic pelvic pain. Previous studies in Jordan have not reported PID, attributed mainly to the social structure of the country which largely represents a sexually conservative population. Our study aims to report the clinical symptoms that point towards PID and investigate the major risk determinants for the Jordanian population, in a cross-sectional study, using our scoring system based only on clinical data and examination. Methods One hundred sixty-eight consecutive adult women that came in the Outpatient Clinics of Gynaecological Department of the Jordan University Hospital were interviewed and their medical history and symptoms were registered and analysed. A Score for PID symptoms, we developed, was given to each woman. Results and correlations were then statistically tested. Results Our study population consisted of relatively young women (37.7 ± 11) that had their first child at an average age of 24.1 (± 4.8) and a mean parity of 3.1 (± 2.2). Fifty-eight women (34.5%) reported having undergone at least one CS, while the mean PID Symptom Score was 3.3 (± 2.3). The women in our study exhibited 8 symptoms of PID, namely dysmenorrhea and vaginal discharge; being the commonest (45.2% and 44.6% respectively), in addition to chronic pelvic pain, pelvic heaviness, menorrhagia, dyspareunia, urinary symptoms, and smelly urine. They also reported history of 3 conditions that can be attributed to PID, that is infertility, preterm labour, and miscarriages. Conclusions Our PID Scoring System seems to identify the risk factors of PID and predict well the PID likelihood. This score predicts that women with higher parity, who used contraceptives and underwent any invasive medical procedure are expected to score higher in the PID Symptom Score. Our data also suggest that PID should not be ruled out in the Jordanian population when symptoms are compatible to this diagnosis.

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Maternal morbidity in developing countries: A review and comments

Liskin

1992

Intl J Gynecology & Obste

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The incidence and prevalence of postpartum maternal morbidity in developing countries are poorly understood. Methodologic problems, such as lack of standard definitions, misclassification of illnesses, use of nonrepresentative samples, and inadequate validation for self-reported data, tend to compromise existing studies. Available data suggest that serious acute illnesses are common, affecting as many as 20% of mothers who deliver in hospitals in some areas. Providing good antenatal and family planning services should significantly reduce acute and chronic sequelae after parturition.

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Ectopic pregnancy: a seven-year survey

Cited by 8 publications

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How Prevalent Are Symptoms and Risk Factors of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in a Sexually Conservative Population.

How Prevalent Are Symptoms and Risk Factors of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in a Sexually Conservative Population.

How prevalent are symptoms and risk factors of pelvic inflammatory disease in a sexually conservative population

Maternal morbidity in developing countries: A review and comments

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