Epidemiological aspects of hydatidiform mole in the Republic of Paraguay (South America).
A total of 227 hydatidiform moles was recorded in Paraguay over a 10-year period (1960 to 1969). Using demographic studies, the annual incidence of hydatidiform moles was calculated as 0.229 per 1000 pregnancies or 1 per 4369 pregnancies, with the highest incidence occurring at the extremes of reproductive life.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006828:Hydatidiform Mole / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010239:Paraguay; D011247:Pregnancy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*