Signs, symptoms and complications of complete and partial uterine ruptures during pregnancy and delivery.

Objectives: Uterine rupture is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication of pregnancy that requires rapid diagnosis. Classically, its signs and symptoms combine pain, fetal heart rate (FHR) abnormalities, and vaginal bleeding. The purpose of this study is to identify these signs and symptoms as well as the immediate complications of complete and incomplete (partial) ruptures of the uterine wall, whether or not they follow a previous cesarean delivery.

[Fertility after ectopic pregnancy: the population-based register of the urban area around Lille, Northern France].

The aims of this work were the evaluation of the reproductive outcome after ectopic pregnancy, and the assessment of the role of infertility risk factors and treatment's strategy. All patients in the population-based register of the urban area around Lille, Northern France, were followed-up. 345 women treated between April 1994 and March 1997, who were trying to become pregnant were interviewed by telephone every 6 months and then every year.

Survival analysis of fertility after ectopic pregnancy.

Objective: To evaluate the reproductive outcome after ectopic pregnancy and to assess the contribution of risk factors to future fertility.

Design: Prospective follow-up in a population-based sample.

Setting: Register of ectopic pregnancies established in an urban area around Lille, France.