TY - JOUR
T1 - Single-dose intramuscular methotrexate treatment of cervical ectopic pregnancy
T2 - A case report
AU - Asante, Albert
AU - Verma, Usha
AU - Coddington, Charles C.
AU - Stewart, Elizabeth A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Journal of Reproductive Medicine®, Inc.
PY - 2015/2
Y1 - 2015/2
N2 - Background: Cervical ectopic pregnancies (CEPs) are increasingly being managed conservatively. However, the efficacy of specific conservative approaches such as the single-dose intramuscular (IM) methotrexate (MTX) therapy has not been evaluated. We report the successful management of 2 consecutive CEPs in the same patient with single-dose IM MTX therapy, and review published cases of CEPs treated with a similar regimen, to determine the efficacy of this approach. CASE: In our case, both CEPs resolved with single-dose IM MTX, and the patient subsequently had a successful term delivery. A Medline/OVID English language search, covering the period 1982–2012, identified 38 additional cases of CEPs treated with single-dose IM MTX. Of the total 40 cases analyzed, including our 2 cases, 30 (75%) were successfully treated, with complete remission. Of the 27 cases with no embryonic cardiac activity, 25 (93%) were successfully treated with single-dose IM MTX. Conclusion: Appropriately selected cases of CEPs can be successfully managed with single-dose IM MTX with very low complication rates and preservation of future fertility potential.
AB - Background: Cervical ectopic pregnancies (CEPs) are increasingly being managed conservatively. However, the efficacy of specific conservative approaches such as the single-dose intramuscular (IM) methotrexate (MTX) therapy has not been evaluated. We report the successful management of 2 consecutive CEPs in the same patient with single-dose IM MTX therapy, and review published cases of CEPs treated with a similar regimen, to determine the efficacy of this approach. CASE: In our case, both CEPs resolved with single-dose IM MTX, and the patient subsequently had a successful term delivery. A Medline/OVID English language search, covering the period 1982–2012, identified 38 additional cases of CEPs treated with single-dose IM MTX. Of the total 40 cases analyzed, including our 2 cases, 30 (75%) were successfully treated, with complete remission. Of the 27 cases with no embryonic cardiac activity, 25 (93%) were successfully treated with single-dose IM MTX. Conclusion: Appropriately selected cases of CEPs can be successfully managed with single-dose IM MTX with very low complication rates and preservation of future fertility potential.
KW - Cervical pregnancy
KW - Ectopic pregnancy
KW - Embryo transfer
KW - Methotrexate
KW - Recurrent ectopic pregnancy
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M3 - Article
C2 - 25745757
AN - SCOPUS:84949741767
SN - 0024-7758
VL - 60
SP - 78
EP - 82
JO - Journal of Reproductive Medicine
JF - Journal of Reproductive Medicine
IS - 1
ER -