Computation of fertility rates following a defined reproductive risk event, by the life table method, with ectopic pregnancy used as an example.
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.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Bergen, Norway.
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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