RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Incidence of ectopic pregnancy after assisted reproduction treatment
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 590
OP 592
VO 28
IS 4
A1 AlSunaidi, Mohammed
YR 2007
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/28/4/590.abstract
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.