A Retrospective Clinicopathological Study of Tubal Ectopic Gestation and its Associated Risk Factors in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Aim and Objectives: To identify common risk factors, presenting symptoms,study various sites of tubal gestation and analyse the histopathological findings. Materials and Methods This is a one-year retrospective study conducted between 1st Jan 2020 to 31st Dec 2021 in the Departmentof Pathology Government Medical College, Jammu encompassing 74cases of ectopic tubal pregnancy.Relevant history regarding the presenting symptoms, age,any prior history of surgical intervention along with histology slides were meticulously re-examined for detailed analysis. Results Our study included 74 ectopic pregnancy cases.The commonest age group affected was between 21-30 years(62.16%) followed by 31-40 years(27.02%) Ectopic pregnancy cases in primigravida were 20(27.02%) and that among multiparous were (72.97%). [4]This may be due to increased frequency of tubal infections,tubal operations and early detection with better facilities available for diagnosis.In our study majority of cases were seen in age group of 21-30 years(62.16%) similar to findings of Tahmina S[5],Panchal et al [6] and Sudha et al.