Ectopic Pregnancy

Maternal hepatitis B virus serostatus was not associated with pregnancy outcomes in infertile women in China who underwent freeze-thaw embryo transfer, according to data in JAMA Network Open.

Using a new technology, future clinicians may be able to more accurately diagnose and appropriately treat ectopic pregnancies than they would with traditional methods, according to data published in Small.

Lower-dose IUDs were associated with an increased risk for ectopic pregnancy compared with higher-dose systems, according to a retrospective cohort study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Starting abortion medication before knowing the location of an unwanted pregnancy was associated with shorter time to abortion and quicker exclusion of ectopic pregnancy, according to a retrospective cohort study in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Compared with white women, Black and Hispanic women with tubal ectopic pregnancies were more likely to undergo invasive procedures, like open surgery rather than laparoscopy, researchers reported at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo.

Although substance use is less prevalent among pregnant women than nonpregnant women, use during pregnancy has significant adverse effects on maternal, as well as fetal, neonatal and childhood health outcomes, according to a presenter at the American Psychiatric Association Spring Highlights Meeting.

Women experience increased levels of posttraumatic stress, anxiety and depression after experiencing a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Results from a large retrospective study confirmed an association between Chlamydia trachomatis and an increased risk for pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy and female infertility, researchers reported.