ABSTRACT
Objective: to evaluate the efficacy of a single dose of MTX for ectopic pregnancy management
Material and Methods: 37 patients were carefully selected according to inclusion criteria. beta-hCG was done at diagnosis and at day 7. A single IM dose of MTX was given and patients were kept admitted till recovery
Results: out of the 37 patients, 5 patients had ruptured ectopic pregnancy in spite of taking MTX. 26 had single dose and had a time of ectopic pregnancy resolution averaging 26.4 days. The remaining 6 patients received an additional dose of MTX with the time resolution of 35 days
Conclusion: the successful medical management of ectopic pregnancy was seen in 26 patients [81 %] in whom beta-hCG levels became negative after administration of single MTX