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ArticlePharmacoepidemiology and drug safety2015

Reduced prevalence of chronic tubal inflammation in tubal pregnancies after levonorgestrel emergency contraception failure.

Cheng Li, Chun-Xia Meng, Lu-Lu Sun, Wei-Hong Zhao, Mei Zhang, Jian Zhang, Linan Cheng

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Article in Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Cheng LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
Chun-Xia Meng
Lu-Lu Sun
Wei-Hong Zhao
Mei Zhang
Jian Zhang
Linan Cheng
International Peace Maternity & Child Health Hospital · CNMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CNShanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research · CNUniversity of Missouri · US

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Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to compare chronic fallopian tubal inflammatory disease and fibrosis between patients with general tubal pregnancy (TP) and TP with levonorgestrel (LNG) emergency contraception (EC) failure.

methodsWe retrospectively studied patients with general TP (n = 79) and TP following LNG-EC failure (n = 81) within the same conception cycle. Information on the gynecological features of each subject was collected. Pelvic inflammatory disease and associated sequelae were assessed by the serum Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) IgG test, laparoscopic evaluation of tubal damage, and histopathological observation of tube tissues. Chi-square and Student's t-tests were employed to determine the difference between the two groups.

resultsCompared with general TP, cases of TP following LNG-EC failure subjects were less likely to have a history of previous ectopic pregnancy (5.06% vs. 18.52%, p = 0.009) and adnexal surgery (6.33% vs. 22.22%, p = 0.010). Patients with TP following LNG-EC failure were less likely to have pelvic inflammatory disease and associated sequelae than those with general TP, as revealed by positive reaction to anti-CT IgG (18.18% vs. 35.94%, p = 0.031), assessment of tubal damage (grade I: 5.06% vs. 17.28%; grade II: 2.53% vs. 11.11%; grade III: 1.27% vs. 6.17%; p = 0.001), infiltration of chronic inflammatory cells (10.91% vs. 62.50%, p < 0.001), and positive Masson's staining (7.69% vs. 39.58%; p < 0.001).

conclusionsCompared with cases of general TP, cases of TP following LNG-EC failure exhibited reduced rates of CT infection, fallopian tubal inflammation, and/or fibrosis.

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AdultChronic DiseaseContraception, PostcoitalContraceptive Agents, FemaleFemaleGestational AgeHumansLevonorgestrelPregnancyPregnancy, TubalPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSalpingitisTreatment FailureContraceptive Agents, FemaleLevonorgestrelemergency contraceptionlevonorgestrelpelvic inflammatory diseasepharmacoepidemiologytubal pregnancy

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PMID25832444
PMCPMC6681171
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