SEASON DISTRIBUTION OF ECTOPIC PREGNANCY

Citation
Ayk. Wong et al., SEASON DISTRIBUTION OF ECTOPIC PREGNANCY, Medical science research, 25(12), 1997, pp. 845-846
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Journal title
ISSN journal
02698951
Volume
25
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
845 - 846
Database
ISI
SICI code
0269-8951(1997)25:12<845:SDOEP>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We analysed the records for 464 consecutive patients with histological ly documented ectopic pregnancy during a 9-year period in Hong Kong an d found a seasonal pattern. There was a statistically significant incr ease in the likelihood of conceptions during the summer months (June-S eptember) resulting in ectopic pregnancies as compared with the winter months (October-February) (p less than or equal to 0.02). No such dif ference was observed when conception occurred in other seasons.