Objective: To assess the ectopic pregnancy risk among women who conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures.
Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of pregnancies as a result of ART procedure at McGill University Health Center, Quebec, Canada for the period from 1997 to 2006.
Results: The ectopic pregnancy rate was 1.6% and the heterotopic pregnancy rate was 13%. Maternal age, number of embryos transferred, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, use of assisted hatching, and Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) were not significant predictors of ectopic pregnancy.
Conclusion: Ectopic pregnancy rate in ART pregnancies is comparable to that of spontaneous pregnancies.