title: Ectopic pregnancy: History, incidence, epidemiology, and risk factors.
abstract: Ectopic pregnancy is directly related to tubal infection, and so prevention of chlamydia and gonorrhea must be the watchword to lower its risk and incidence. With accurate determination of very low human chorionic gonadotropin concentrations and sonography, >85% of women are diagnosed before tubal rupture, which has led to medical therapy and laparoscopic surgery with tubal preservation and the potential for future fertility. Today, early intervention saves lives and reduces morbidity, but ectopic pregnancy still accounts for 4% to 10% of pregnancy-related deaths and leads to a high incidence of ectopic site gestations in subsequent pregnancies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi 39216, USA.
authors.forename: Laura L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Marion
authors.forename: George Rodney
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Meeks
mesh_terms: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin