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Temporal Trend in the Frequency of Ectopic Pregnancies in Lombardy, Italy

Sonia CiprianiGiuseppe BulfoniFrancesca ChiaffarinoElena RicciFabio ParazziniVito Chiantera

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Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentPregnancy RateReproductive Techniques AssistedEctopic pregnancyEpidemiologySexually Transmitted DiseasesYoung AdultPregnancyEpidemiologyPrevalencemedicineHumansAge FactorSexually Transmitted DiseaseMedical treatmentbusiness.industryObstetricsIncidenceIncidence (epidemiology)Public healthAge FactorsObstetrics and GynecologyMiddle AgedSettore MED/40 - Ginecologia E OstetriciaPregnancy EctopicItalyReproductive MedicineFemalebusinessLaparoscopic treatmentHuman

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<b><i>Background:</i></b> In recent years, epidemiological data showed that the incidence of ectopic pregnancies (EP) is decreasing, but few data are available on the time trend in Southern European populations. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Using data from the Lombardy Region Database, we calculated and standardized the EP rates/10,000 resident women and the ratios/1,000 pregnancies. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Data regarding 1,777,011 pregnancies and 17,028 cases of EP were recorded among women resident in Lombardy between 1996 and 2010, aged 15-50 years old. The age-adjusted EP rates increased from 4.4 in 1996 to 5.8 in 2010. The age-adjusted EP ratio was 9.4/1,000 pregnancies in 1996 and 9.8 in 2010. Medical treatment increased over the period; the proportion of laparoscopic treatment increased from 25.9% in 1996 to 36.3% in 2010. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> The age-adjusted EP rate and ratio increased between 1996 and 2010, suggesting that the significance of EP as a public health problem has increased in the last years.

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2012-10-15Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
https://doi.org/10.1159/000346173