title: Fertility outcome following tubal pregnancy.
abstract: This study was undertaken to analyze the factors associated with fertility outcome following tubal pregnancy. Eighty-six patients were analyzed in this regard. The chances of a favourable outcome (intrauterine pregnancy) decreased and an unfavorable outcome (repeated tubal pregnancy or no pregnancy) increased with a history of previous tubal pregnancy and also with an absent or diseased contralateral tube at the time of surgery. History of infertility, prior reconstructive tubal surgery, status of the ipsilateral tube at the time of surgery, the treatment modality (laparoscopy vs laparotomy) or the surgical approach (conservative vs radical) did not significantly affect fertility outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Urman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zouves
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gomel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome