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A Prospective Clinical Study on Ectopic Pregnancy

Ipineni Padma Priya, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 524002, India. , Padma Priya Vellore1 , Ipineni Padma Priya2

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Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 9(2):p 15-18, April-June 2021. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijog.2321.1636.9221.2

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Background: Ectopic pregnancy is defined as when gestational sac implants itself outside the uterine cavity in the fallopian tubes, ovary, cervix, and peritoneum. Ectopic pregnancy has become one of the commonest acute abdominal emergencies encountered by gyneacologist in todays setup. The frequency of ectopic pregnancy is increasing throughout the globe and it is the most life threatening emergency in first trimester of pregnancy. Not only it increases the mortality rate but it also effects the fertility of the patient. Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted by the department of OBG at Narayana medical college, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh from December 2019 to May 2020. A total of 42 patients were included in the study on the basis of inclusion criteria. Results: The maximum 21(50%) were in the age group of 26-30 years followed by 14(33.3%) from the age group 20-25 years. The mean age of the patients was 26.62 (SD14.66) years ranging from 20 to 40 yrs. The study of previous reproductive performance revealed that the maximum incidence of ectopic gestation (71.3%) occurred among the third (42.9%) and fourth gravida (28.4%). There were no significnt corelations betweem other sites of ectopic pregnancy and condition of the tube.

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Ectopic pregnancy; Ampulla; Fallopian tube.

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