title: Computation of fertility rates following a defined reproductive risk event, by the life table method, with ectopic pregnancy used as an example.
abstract: We have adapted the life table for use in the observation study of subjects desirous of pregnancy following a well-defined risk event in their reproductive lives. The construction of the table is described and illustrated, with the fertility after ectopic pregnancy given as the example.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sandvei
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bergsjø
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Brun
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D005306:Fertilization; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D015993:Life Tables; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors