Is there a relationship between age and side dominance of tubal ectopic pregnancies? – A preliminary report
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2014
Yazarlar: FIRAT ÖKMEN, Burak ZEYBEK, Ali AKDEMİR, Ahmet Mete ERGENOĞLU, Ahmet Özgür YENİEL, Murat ULUKUŞ
Polish Gynaecology, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Wos, 2014, cilt 85, ss 677-81
DOI: 10.17772/gp/1791
Özet
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether there exists a relationship between age and side dominance of tubal ectopic pregnancies. MATERIAL AND METHODS: One hundred twenty patients were retrospectively analyzed. The sides of the tubal ectopic pregnancies were recorded on the basis of laparoscopy or laparotomy findings. Five age groups were created: 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, and > or = 40 years. RESULTS: Of the patients who were > 30 years of age, 46 (69%) and 21 (31%) had tubal ectopic pregnancies on the right and left sides, respectively (p = 0.002). In the 35-39 years of age group, 17 of 20 patients (85%) had tubal ectopic pregnancies on the right, and 3 of 20 patients (15%) on the left side (p = 0.002). In the 30-34 years of age group, 26 of 39 patients (67%) and 13 of 39 patients (33%) had tubal ectopic pregnancies on the right and left sides, respectively (p = 0.037). In the > or = 40 years of age group, 3 of 8 patients (37%) had tubal ectopic pregnancy on the right side, while 5 patients (63%) on the left side (p = 0.48). CONCLUSIONS: Patients who are between the age of 30-40 years have a right-sided dominance of tubal ectopic pregnancy however studies that involve larger numbers of subjects are needed to make definitive conclusions about women older than 40 years of age.