The effect of ultrasonography in predicting medical treatment success in ectopic pregnancy

Authors

  • Meric Balikoglu Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,İzmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9689-814X
  • Burak Bayraktar Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,İzmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6233-4207 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6233-4207
  • Mert Mevlüt Akar Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,İzmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46328/aejog.v1i1.13

Keywords:

Ectopic Pregnancy, methotrexate, medical treatment, treatment success

Abstract

Ectopic pregnancy(EP) treatment success in a single dose methotrexate(MTX) regimen is decided by more than 15% β chorionic gonadotropin reduction in the 4th and 7th days after administration of 50mg/m² of medication.  In our study , it was aimed whether the EP mass size less than 40mm detected by ultrasonography and the adnexal side on which it was located had an effect on the success of medical treatment.

82 patients who treated with MTX included in the study were divided into two groups as those with a single dose of methotrexate success and those without (n:67 vs n:15). The groups were compared in terms of age, parity, size of adnexal mass detected on ultrasonography, and the side of ectopic pregnancy.

The parity rates and the age of patients were similar in both groups(p = 0.615, p = 0.742). Although the average adnexal mass size was found to be higher in the patient group those single dose MTX treatment was not successful, there was no statistically significant difference(p = 0.098). Ectopic pregnancy was frequently observed on the right side in the group in which the medical treatment was successful(66 % vs 33%).

The effect of ectopic pregnancy mass size on medical treatment prediction was investigated in cases with mass size less than 40mm. Ectopic pregnancy mass size, even if it is below 40 mm, may not indicate the medical treatment success.

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Published

2019-12-29

How to Cite

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Balikoglu M, Bayraktar B, Akar MM. The effect of ultrasonography in predicting medical treatment success in ectopic pregnancy. Aegean J Obstet Gynecol [Internet]. 2019 Dec. 29 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];1(1):5-7. Available from: https://www.aejog.com/index.php/aejog/article/view/13

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