Ectopic Pregnancy: A Review

EI Obeagu, MH Faduma, GU Obeagu, CC Agu… - 2023 - ir.kiu.ac.ug
Ectopic pregnancy is a life-threatening gynecological emergency and a major cause of
maternal mortality and morbidity all over the world. It accounts for 75% of maternal deaths in …

Physiological aspects of female fertility: role of the environment, modern lifestyle, and genetics

RJ Hart - Physiological reviews, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Across the Western World there is an increasing trend to postpone childbearing.
Consequently, the negative influence of age on oocyte quality may lead to a difficulty in …

Defective decidualization during and after severe preeclampsia reveals a possible maternal contribution to the etiology

T Garrido-Gomez, F Dominguez… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
In preeclampsia (PE), cytotrophoblast (CTB) invasion of the uterus and spiral arteries is often
shallow. Thus, the placenta's role has been a focus. In this study, we tested the hypothesis …

Incidence, diagnosis and management of tubal and nontubal ectopic pregnancies: a review

DM Panelli, CH Phillips, PC Brady - Fertility research and practice, 2015 - Springer
Background Ectopic pregnancy is a potentially life-threatening condition occurring in 1-2%
of all pregnancies. The most common ectopic implantation site is the fallopian tube, though …

Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Pregnancy: The Global Challenge of Preventing Adverse Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes in Sub‐Saharan Africa and Asia

K Adachi, K Nielsen-Saines… - BioMed research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in pregnancy represents an
overlooked opportunity to improve the health outcomes of women and infants worldwide …

Risk factors for ectopic pregnancy: a multi-center case-control study

C Li, WH Zhao, Q Zhu, SJ Cao, H **, X **… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2015 - Springer
Background Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is the leading cause of maternal death during the first
trimester of pregnancy. A better understanding of EP risk can help prevent its occurrence …

Ectopic pregnancy secondary to in vitro fertilisation-embryo transfer: pathogenic mechanisms and management strategies

B Refaat, E Dalton, WL Ledger - Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2015 - Springer
Background Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality
during the first trimester and the incidence increases dramatically with in vitro fertilisation …

Pelvic inflammatory disease in the adolescent and young adult: An update

DE Greydanus, MD Cabral, DR Patel - Disease-a-Month, 2022 - Elsevier
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of the female upper genital tract that is
typically polymicrobial with classic core involvement of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and/or …

Mechanistic drivers of Müllerian duct development and differentiation into the oviduct

L Santana Gonzalez, IA Rota, M Artibani… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The conduits of life; the animal oviducts and human fallopian tubes are of paramount
importance for reproduction in amniotes. They connect the ovary with the uterus and are …

Substance use in pregnancy: The medical challenge

KA Louw - Obstetric medicine, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Substance use contributes significantly to the global burden of disease. Growing numbers of
women use nicotine, alcohol, and illicit substances. Women are the most vulnerable to …