Ectopic Pregnancy

References

Citations

  1. Speroff L, Fritz MA (2005). Ectopic pregnancy. In Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, 7th ed., pp. 1275–1302. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  2. Farquhar CM (2005). Ectopic pregnancy. Lancet, 366: 583–591.

  3. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2008). Medical management of ectopic pregnancy. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 94. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 111(6): 1479–1485.

  4. Brown WD, et al. (2002). Ectopic pregnancy after cesarean hysterectomy. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 5(2): 933–934.

  5. Cunningham FG, et al. (2005). Ectopic pregnancy. In Williams Obstetrics, 22nd ed., pp. 253–272. New York: McGraw-Hill.

  6. Barnhart KT, et al. (2003). The medical management of ectopic pregnancy: A meta-analysis comparing "single dose" and "multidose" regimens. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 101(4): 778–784.

Other Works Consulted

  • Hajenius PJ, et al. (2007). Interventions for tubal ectopic pregnancy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1).

  • Leven ED, et al. (2007). Ectopic pregnancy and spontaneous abortion. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 16, chap. 8. Hamilton, ON: BC Decker.

  • Zieman M, et al. (2007). Choosing among contraceptive methods. In A Pocket Guide to Managing Contraception, pp. 37–43. Tiger, GA: Bridging the Gap Foundation.


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Author: Sandy Jocoy, RN Last Updated: May 21, 2009
Medical Review: Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
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