PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - AlSunaidi, Mohammed
TI  - Incidence of ectopic pregnancy after assisted reproduction treatment
DP  - 2007 Apr 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 590--592
VI  - 28
IP  - 4
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/4/590.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/4/590.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2007 Apr 01; 28
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To assess the ectopic pregnancy risk among women who conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures.METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of pregnancies as a result of ART procedure at McGill University Health Center, Quebec, Canada for the period from 1997 to 2006.RESULTS: The ectopic pregnancy rate was 1.6% and the heterotopic pregnancy rate was 13%. Maternal age, number of embryos transferred, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, use of assisted hatching, and Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) were not significant predictors of ectopic pregnancy.CONCLUSION: Ectopic pregnancy rate in ART pregnancies is comparable to that of spontaneous pregnancies.