title: Ectopic pregnancy subsequent to laparoscopic sterilization.
abstract: Ectopic pregnancy after laparoscopic sterilization is analyzed and compared with the occurrence of ectopic pregnancy in a fertile female population of Denmark. The incidence of ectopic pregnancy in laparoscopic-sterilized women is significantly decreased compared with the nonsterilized fertile female population. When a poststerilization pregnancy occurred, ectopic pregnancy occurred 76% of the time, and the incidence of ruptured ectopic pregnancy is significantly increased after previous laparoscopic sterilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kjer
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Knudsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003718:Denmark; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012421:Rupture; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods