Factors Leading To Ectopic Pregnancy

Abstract

Ectopic pregnancy is implantation of gestational sac outside the uterus . Most common sites of ectopic pregnancy are fallopian tubes.Other sites include cervical, ovarian, abdominal and cesarean scar,Ectopic implantation occurs in 1 to 2 % of pregnancies and can occur in any sexually active women of reproductive age and is responsible for 10% of all pregnancy related deaths .Various risk factors have been identified that lead to ectopic pregnancy ,Some of these factor tubal surgery and use of intrauterine contraceptive device ,abnormalities of the tubes prevent normal transport of the fertilized egg to the uterus etc. ,Result In the study, the commonest site of ectopic pregnancy was fallopian tubes (88.8%). Ampullary part accounted for 68.7% of all tubal pregnancies. Risk of ectopic increased with parity and highest risk was seen in multigravida(47.2%) , The aim of this study is to identify various risk factors of ectopic pregnancy