Efficacy and safety of single-dose systemic methotrexate in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy.
| Autor: | Glock JL; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington 05405., Johnson JV, Brumsted JR |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Fertility and sterility [Fertil Steril] 1994 Oct; Vol. 62 (4), pp. 716-21. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56994-5 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of single-dose systemic methotrexate (MTX) in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy (EP). Design: A database was started and continued prospectively for 35 patients meeting criteria for MTX therapy from June 1991 to October 1993. Follow-up was performed retrospectively on all patients with EPs (n = 82) by evaluating hospital and clinic records and by contacting affiliated physicians and individual patients. Setting: The University of Vermont Reproductive Endocrinology Service. Interventions: Methotrexate 50 mg/m2 was administered IM; blood samples were collected on days 0, 4, and 7 of MTX therapy and weekly thereafter until hCG titers became < 4 mIU/mL. Results: Thirty-five of 82 (42.7%) patients diagnosed with EP were treated with MTX. The mean hCG concentration on day of treatment was 1388.1 +/- 463.5 (+/- SE) mIU/mL, and mean time to complete resolution of hCG was 23.1 +/- 2.9 days. Thirty of 35 (85.7%) were successfully treated with a single dose of MTX. Five of 35 (14.3%) failed therapy and required laparoscopic surgery. Twelve of 35 (34.3%) experienced mild side effects that resolved spontaneously. Ten of 13 (76.9%) demonstrated tubal patency at follow-up hysterosalpingogram. Of the 15 patients seeking pregnancy, 3 of 15 (20.0%) conceived, resulting in 3 term deliveries and 2 spontaneous abortions. Conclusions: Our results support the use of single-dose systemic MTX for the treatment of unruptured EP in carefully selected patients. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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