Bilateral Salpingectomy Pregnancy Rate
Salpingectomy is the surgical removal of one unilateral or both bilateral fallopian tubes.
Bilateral salpingectomy pregnancy rate. Given the uncertain nature of the mechanism selecting a method for prevention is difficult. Ipsilateral ectopic pregnancy following salpingectomy total or partial is rare. To report a rare case of spontaneous pregnancy following bilateral salpingectomy. For individuals in whom.
Pregnancy there is a cumulative failure rate of 18 5 per 1 000 for all methods combined 1. Our objective was to compare short term intra and post operative complication rates of bilateral total salpingectomy versus partial salpingectomy performed during the course of a cesarean delivery. Sterilization via bilateral total salpingectomy is slowly replacing partial salpingectomy as it is believed to decrease the incidence of ovarian cancer. Shelton ke 1 butler l toner jp oehninger s muasher sj.
Salpingectomy improves the pregnancy rate in in vitro fertilization patients with hydrosalpinx. There has recently been an expansion in the use of bilateral salpingectomy at the time of sterilization to theoretically decrease ovarian cancer risk. This particular type of ectopic pregnancy is associated with mortality rates 10 15 times higher than other ectopic pregnancies. We are only able to find one case of a viable spontaneous post bilateral salpingectomy pregnancy in the medical literature.
This must be very. Spontaneous conception bilateral salpingectomy pregnancy intrauterine ectopic when tubal sterilization fails it is suggested that bilateral salpingectomy is the correct treatment. Comment in hum reprod. Fallopian tubes allow eggs to travel from the ovaries to the uterus.
1 jones institute for reproductive medicine eastern virginia medical school norfolk 23507 1912 usa. A bilateral salpingectomy is one of the most effective forms of birth control there is. When i had the procedure done they were like it s about as close to 100 as you can get kough said. Bilateral salpingectomy as a contraceptive sterilization method is virtually 100 effective at preventing pregnancy.