Ectopic pregnancy rates after in vitro fertilization: a look at the donor egg population.
In an 8-year review of ectopic pregnancy (EP) rates in donor egg recipients and standard patients undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) at a large university-based program, we report an EP rate of 0.6% in donor egg recipients and 0.9% in standard IVF patients, a difference that is not statistically significant. Donor egg recipients were found to have a significantly lower incidence of tubal disease compared with standard IVF patients; however, tubal disease was not found to be an independent risk factor for EP in our practice, perhaps owing to aggressive management of tubal disease.
Rosman
Elana R
ER
New York University Fertility Center, New York, New York 10016, USA. Elana.rosman@med.nyu.edu
Keegan
Debbra A
DA
Krey
Lewis
L
Liu
Mengling
M
Licciardi
Frederick
F
Grifo
Jamie A
JA
D000328:Adult; D004624:Embryo Transfer / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D018587:Oocyte Donation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011153:Population; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data