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ECTOPIC PREGNANCY AFTER STERILIZATION
Author(s) -
Hughes Graeme J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb134829.x
Subject(s) - sterilization (economics) , ectopic pregnancy , medicine , tubal ligation , abortion , obstetrics , pregnancy , laparoscopy , blood loss , surgery , family planning , research methodology , population , environmental health , biology , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange market , genetics , foreign exchange
In a retrospective survey of 24 cases of ectopic pregnancy after sterilization it was found that, in most cases, there was a delay in diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy because of the history of previous sterilization. The sterilization operation was commonly performed post partum or after abortion. Patients who had been sterilized by laparoscopic tubal cautery were more likely to have ruptured ectopic pregnancy with acute blood loss and shock than those who had open tubal ligation which was associated with a more chronic form of this condition.