Endometriosis associated with a greater risk of complications in pregnancy
Women with endometriosis are at an increased risk of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, according to results of a huge nationwide study presented today. Moreover, women with a history of endometriosis whose pregnancies progressed beyond 24 weeks were found to be at a higher than average risk of complications, including haemorrhage (ante- and postpartum) and preterm birth.
“These results indicate that endometriosis predisposes women to an increased risk of early pregnancy loss and later pregnancy complications,” said the study’s first author Dr Lucky Saraswat, consultant gynaecologist from Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK.
The study was a nationwide cohort study using discharge data from all state hospitals in Scotland. Records of women with and without a confirmed diagnosis of endometriosis were cross-linked to their maternity records to evaluate pregnancy outcomes. A total of 14,655 women were included in the analysis, with their medical records followed-up for a maximum of 30 years between 1981 and 2010.
Details of the study will be reported this week at the Annual Meeting of ESHRE, held in Lisbon from 14 to 17 June.
Women with endometriosis are at an increased risk of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, according to results of a huge nationwide study presented today. Moreover, women with a history of endometriosis whose pregnancies progressed beyond 24 weeks were found to be at a higher than average risk of complications, including haemorrhage (ante- and postpartum) and preterm birth.
“These results indicate that endometriosis predisposes women to an increased risk of early pregnancy loss and later pregnancy complications,” said the study’s first author Dr Lucky Saraswat, consultant gynaecologist from Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK.
The study was a nationwide cohort study using discharge data from all state hospitals in Scotland. Records of women with and without a confirmed diagnosis of endometriosis were cross-linked to their maternity records to evaluate pregnancy outcomes. A total of 14,655 women were included in the analysis, with their medical records followed-up for a maximum of 30 years between 1981 and 2010.
Details of the study will be reported this week at the Annual Meeting of ESHRE, held in Lisbon from 14 to 17 June.
###