"Watchful waiting" in ectopic pregnancies: A balance between reduced success rates and less methotrexate

Ishai Levin; Ziv Tsafrir; Nili Sa'ar; Joseph Lessing; Amiram Avni; Ronni Gamzu; Benny Almog

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.10.014

"Watchful waiting" in ectopic pregnancies: A balance between reduced success rates and less methotrexate

Ishai Levin^*, Ziv Tsafrir, Nili Sa'ar, Joseph Lessing, Amiram Avni, Ronni Gamzu, Benny Almog

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Abstract

Many cases of ectopic pregnancy will spontaneously resolve, so that "watchful waiting" and β-hCG follow-up will separate true viable ectopic pregnancies from spontaneously resolving ectopic pregnancies. Withholding methotrexate in patients with spontaneously resolving ectopic pregnancies and administering it in only true viable ectopic pregnancies will no doubt decrease published success rates for this therapy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1159-1160
Number of pages	2
Journal	Fertility and Sterility
Volume	95
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.10.014
State	Published - 1 Mar 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ectopic pregnancies
methotrexate
spontaneously resolving ectopic pregnancies

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