The increasing incidence of ectopic pregnancy: 193 cases in ten years in the Med way towns

The Incidence of Ectopic Pregnancy in the City and Hackney Health District of London, 1990–1991

“…Orhue et al (1989) found that in a group of 31 women with proved ectopic pregnancy, when compared with 93 matched controls, a greater number had had previous legal abortions. In their study, some abortions ters for Disease Control, 1990) and also in the United Kingdom (Kok et al, 1989;Dimitry and Morcos, 1990). In a retrospective study by Dimitry and Morcos (1990), they identified 193 cases of ectopic pregnancy over a 10-year period (1977)(1978)(1979)(1980)(1981)(1982)(1983)(1984)(1985)(1986) in the Medway Health District.…”

“…It is said to be higher in the developing countries (Akingba and Eneli, 1975;Kitchin et al, 1979). The true incidence of ectopic pregnancies may be even higher in developing countries as some cases may end in tuba1 abortion, fatal cases may not have a conclusive diagnosis, and 2.0% Two More than two Dimitry (1990) Yoseph ( were carried out by unqualified individuals, which may have resulted in a higher incidence of postoperative complications including pelvic inflammatory disease. In our study, we found that in the ectopic pregnancy group, 38.3 per cent had had one or more previous suction abortions, compared with 16.0 per cent of women in the control group.…”

Ectopic Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Advances in Diagnosis and Management

“…A recent dramatic increase in incidence of diagnosed ectopic pregnancy has been reported, at an annual rate of increase of 4.8% in England and Wales, 4 6% in Lund, Sweden, 5 6.3% in Canada 6 and 8.6% in California 7 . In addition, this increase has been reported more recently in England and Wales 8,9 …”

Modern Lines of Management of Ectopic Pregnancy

“…A recent dramatic increase in the incidence of diagnosed ectopic pregnancy has been reported at an annual rate of increase of 4.8% in England and Wales 12–14 and 8.6% in California 15–17 . The reasons for this rising trend are complex and include increased pelvic infection, pelvic surgery, sterilisation and assisted reproduction as well as improved diagnostic methods 1 , 18 , 19 …”

“…Over the last two decades, the incidence of ectopic and heterotopic pregnancies was shown to be rising steadily 1 , 2 . Although maternal deaths from ectopic pregnancies have declined, ectopic pregnancy is still the leading cause of maternal mortality in the first trimester, and accounts for 6‐12% of all maternal deaths 3 , 4…”