Ovarian pregnancy; relationship to an intrauterine device.
Ovarian pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy in which the gestational sac is implanted within the ovary. The incidence is 0.5 to 3% of all ectopic gestations. In contrast to patients with tubal pregnancies, traditional risk factors, such as pelvic inflammatory disease and prior surgical procedure upon the pelvis, may not play a role in the aetiology. In the 2 cases reported here, it seems that using an intrauterine contraceptive device was an important factor.
Ercal
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T
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
Cinar
O
O
Mumcu
A
A
Lacin
S
S
Ozer
E
E
D000328:Adult; D002824:Chorionic Villi / Q000473:pathology; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000473:pathology; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000473:pathology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous