Trends in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy in the United States

• Published in: Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953) Vol. 115; no. 3; pp. 495 - 502
• Main Authors: Hoover, Karen W., Tao, Guoyu, Kent, Charlotte K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 01.03.2010; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Abortifacient Agents - therapeutic use; Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Biological and medical sciences; Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy; Female; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Incidence; Medical sciences; Methotrexate - therapeutic use; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Ectopic - drug therapy; Pregnancy, Ectopic - epidemiology; Pregnancy, Ectopic - surgery; Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta; United States - epidemiology; Young Adult; United States; North America; America; Treatment; Pregnancy disorders; Gynecology; Trend; Diagnosis; Ectopic pregnancy; Obstetrics

To estimate trends in the rates of diagnosis and treatment of ectopic pregnancy in the United States. We analyzed data from a large administrative claims database of more than 200 U.S. commercial health plans, and estimated time trends in the rate and incidence of ectopic pregnancy among girls and w...