Heterotopic pregnancy. The first case with an IUD in situ.
The first reported case of simultaneous tubal and intrauterine pregnancy in a women with an IUD in situ is presented. The incidence of combined pregnancies is estimated as 1 to 2 pr. 10,000 gestations. The risk of IUD using women for becoming combined tubal and intrauterine pregnant is calculated as 1:6,000,000 women years of use.
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
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D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007435:Intrauterine Devices, Copper; D010052:Ovariectomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous