Mechanism of Human Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy Caused by Cigarette Smoking

Guo, Quan; Li, Zaiyi; Jia, Steve; Tong, Fangze; Ma, Lin

doi:10.1007/s43032-022-00947-6

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“…Despite medical advances, ectopic pregnancy (EP) is still an important factor in the mortality rate of women of reproductive age (1)(2)(3). EP causes six percent of pregnant women's deaths in the first trimester of pregnancy, and only one-third of the women with EP with tubal rupture can give birth to a healthy child in the future (4-7).…”

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The evaluation of success and failure of methotrexate treatment in ectopic pregnancy

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2022

Anatolian Current Medical Journal

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Aim: Regardless of medical advancements, ectopic pregnancy (EP) is still an essential factor in the mortality rate of women of reproductive age. The main aim of this study was to determine predictive factors associated with the success of the response to treatment with single-dose and two-dose methotrexate (MTX) regimens in women with tubal EP. Material and Method: This retrospective study examined the electronic records of 130 patients who underwent treatment due to EP were included in the study. The patients were divided into two groups: the successful MTX treatment group (n: 85) as the case group and the failure of MTX treatment group (n: 45) as the control group. Results: Age-matched (30.62±4.36) and body mass index (BMI)-matched (24.37±2.29) patients diagnosed with EP were treated with MTX. The mean beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) value on the first day of treatment was 1639.84±524.96 mIU/mL in the successful and 5866.76±1875.51 mIU/mL in the unsuccessful group. 85 of 130 (65%) were successfully treated with MTX. Five of 45 (35%) failed medical treatment and required laparoscopic surgery. The longest ectopic mass diameter was significantly higher in the failure of MTX treatment group (p

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