The Prevalence of Ectopic Gestation: A Five-Year Study of 1273 Cases

Figures & data

Table 1 The Age Distribution

Age (Years)	Number of Patients (%)
15–19	28 (2.2)
20–24	187 (14.7)
25–29	364 (28.6)
30–34	344 (27.0)
35–39	235 (18.5)
40–44	102 (8.0)
45–52	13 (1.0)

Table 2 The Risk Factors Detected

No.	Risk Factor	N (%)
1	History of PID	342 (26.9)
2	IUD	155 (12.2)
3	Irregular cycles	127 (10)
4	Smoking	29 (2.3)
5	Dysmenorrhea	288 (22.6)
6	History of abortion	777 (61)
7	History of pelvic surgery	483 (37.9)
8	History of uterine cavity surgery	491 (38.6)

Table 3 First Symptoms

No.	First Symptoms	N (%)
1	Bleeding	101 (7.9)
2	Abdominal pain	197 (15.5)
3	Asymptomatic	42 (3.3)
4	Bleeding accompanied by abdominal pain	830 (65.2)
5	Shock	83 (6.5)
6	Digestive tract symptom	20 (1.6)

Table 4 Trans-Vaginal Ultrasound Findings

No.	Findings	N (%)
1	Pseudosac	75 (5.9)
2	Live extrauterine fetus	309 (24.3)
3	Isolated POD fluid	583 (45.8)
4	Complex adnexal mass	968 (76.0)
5	Simple ov cyst	31 (2.4)

Table 5 Level of Serum HCG (IU/L)

Treatment Group	N	Min	Max	Median	P
Expectant	76	32.54	11,962.00	361.40	0.982
Medical	223	30.40	19,800.00	387.00	0.982
Surgical	974	3.62	318,000.00	1534.75	<0.05