title: Fertility following ectopic pregnancy with special reference to previous use of an intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUCD).
abstract: A group of 304 women operated on for ectopic pregnancy were followed up with respect to subsequent reproductive performance. The group was distributed into current users, earlier users and non-users of an intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUCD). Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility were more common among non IUCD users. Reproductive performance was statistically significantly better in ever-users of an IUCD than in never-users. The proportions of women wishing to become pregnant and who later gave birth to a live baby in the three groups were 69.2%, 61.4% and 38.0% respectively.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology*; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D008875:Middle Aged; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*