International Journal of General Medicine (Dec 2021)
The Prevalence of Ectopic Gestation: A Five-Year Study of 1273 Cases
Abstract
Yan-Yan Fan,1 Yi-Nan Liu,2 Xin-Tong Mao,3 Yan Fu1 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jilin Province Faw General Hospital, Changchun, 130011, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 10010, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yan-Yan Fan Tel +86 431 88785228Fax +86 431 88785228Email [email protected]: This study aims to investigate the prevalence, related risk factors, manifestations, and management of ectopic pregnancy in the first hospital of the Jilin University over a five-year period.Methods: A retrospective study of ectopic pregnancy was conducted in the First Hospital of the Jilin University between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2014. The results were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics and reported as frequencies and percentages.Results: The results revealed that out of 16,050 gynecological admissions to the hospital over the five-year period, there were 1273 ectopic pregnancies, with a prevalence rate of 7.93% of all gynecological admissions. The majority of these patients were aged 25– 34 y and had a past history of abortion (61%) and uterine cavity surgery (38.6%), and a significant number were nulliparous (549, 43.1%). Bleeding accompanied by abdominal pain were the most common presenting complaints (65.2%). A unilateral salpingectomy was performed for most of these patients.Conclusion: Ectopic pregnancy had notable morbidity over the five-year period under study, and a history of abortion and uterine cavity surgery were identified as associated risk factors that limited the future reproductive potential of nulliparous women. Therefore, targeted health education campaigns should be conducted in order to enlighten this group of women and the public at large.Keywords: ectopic pregnancy, risk factors, fertilized ovum, fallopian tube, reproductive accomplishments
