Main Article Content
Symptoms related to the anatomical situation fifty cases of ectopic pregnancy
Abstract
A prospective study of the symptomatology of 50 consecutive cases of tubal ectopic pregnancy was made. This was related to the site of the pregnancy in the tube. Of the pregnancies 54% were located in the ampulla of the tube, 30% were fimbrial in position, 6% interstitial and 10% were in the isthmus. Accurate and careful historytaking will help to decrease the margin of about 20% of cases where an incorrect diagnosis is made. The duration of amenorrhoea and of symptoms experienced varied with the site in the tube. Vaginal bleeding is greatest if the pregnancy is distal in the tube. A previous history of pelvic inflammatory disease is important.