Ectopic pregnancy--United States, 1990-1992

Centers for Disease Control and … - MMWR. Morbidity …, 1995 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ectopic pregnancy is the leading cause of pregnancy-related death during the first trimester
(1). Women who have one ectopic pregnancy are at increased risk for another such
pregnancy and for future infertility (2). In the United States, the reported number of
hospitalizations for ectopic pregnancy increased from 17,800 in 1970 to 88,400 in 1989 (1).
This report summarizes trends in hospitalizations for ectopic pregnancy in the United States
during 1990-1992 and presents the incidence of ectopic pregnancy in 1992, based on …

[PDF][PDF] Surveillance for ectopic pregnancy—United States, 1970–1989

TE Goldner, HW Lawson, Z Xia, HK Atrash - MMWR CDC Surveill Summ, 1993 - cdc.gov
Abstract Problem/Condition: From 1970 through 1989, hospitalizations for ectopic
pregnancy have increased in the United States; the number of cases has increased fivefold,
from 17,800 to 88,400. Reporting Period Covered: 1970–1989. Description of System:
Reported ectopic pregnancies were estimated from data collected by CDC's National Center
for Health Statistics (NCHS) as part of the ongoing National Hospital Discharge Survey. Data
from responding hospitals were weighted to represent national estimates. The number of …