Fertility outcome after surgical treatment for ectopic pregnancy

Aims: Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is a major event in a woman’s reproductive life and the leading cause of maternal mortality in the first trimester of pregnancy. Materials and methods: We analysed 417 cases of EP undergoing surgery in our centre within the period of 1989–1998. Our aim was to evaluate fertility rates after surgical treatment for EP. Results: 349 of 417 (83.7%) patients were managed laparoscopically. 6 (1.4%) women underwent primary and 62 (14.9%) secondary laparotomy. In 274 cases conservative surgery was performed (salpingotomy or partial tubal resection). Follow-up data could be obtained from 261 p…