Table 5.
The association between EP and the mode of current pregnancy among women with tubal infertility or non-tubal infertility
| Tubal infertilitya | Non-tubal infertilityb | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP | IUP | AOR [95 % CI]d | EP | IUP | AOR [95 % CI]d | |||||
| n c | (%) | n c | (%) | n c | (%) | n c | (%) | |||
| ARTs applied in the current cycle of conception | ||||||||||
| Spontaneous pregnancy | 223 | (68.41) | 50 | (68.49) | Reference | 55 | (71.43) | 22 | (70.97) | Reference |
| IVF-ET | 55 | (16.87) | 2 | (2.74) | 8.99 [1.98, 40.84] | 3 | (3.90) | 1 | (3.23) | 2.52 [0.14, 44.67] |
| Other ARTse | 29 | (8.9) | 12 | (16.44) | 0.59 [0.25, 1.39] | 17 | (22.08) | 6 | (19.36) | 0.94 [0.22, 3.98] |
| Chinese herb | 19 | (5.83) | 9 | (12.33) | 0.78 [0.31, 2.01] | 2 | (2.60) | 2 | (6.45) | 0.35 [0.03, 4.50] |
EP ectopic pregnancy, IUP intrauterine pregnancy, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confident interval, IVF-ET in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer, ART assisted reproduction technology
aThis analysis was restricted to 399 people with tubal infertility
bThis analysis was restricted to 108 people with non-tubal infertility
cThe sum does not necessarily equal the sample size for all variables because of missing data
dOdds ratios were adjusted for age, institutions, education attainment, occupation, previous EP, serum CT IgG test, previous adnexal surgery, previous appendectomy, previous use of IUDs, previous use of other contraceptive methods and current contraceptive methods
eOther ARTs includes Ovarian stimulation, intrauterine insemination, luteal phase support and combination of ovarian stimulation and luteal phase support