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Comparative Study
. 2010 Dec;94(7):2789-92.
doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.06.062. Epub 2010 Aug 2.

Race, socioeconomic status, and response to methotrexate treatment of ectopic pregnancy in an urban population

Samantha F Butts  1 , Erika Gibson, Mary D Sammel, Alka Shaunik, Brianna Rudick, Kurt Barnhart
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Comparative Study

Race, socioeconomic status, and response to methotrexate treatment of ectopic pregnancy in an urban population

Samantha F Butts et al. Fertil Steril. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

On the basis of the documented racial disparities in ectopic pregnancy incidence and mortality we hypothesized that African-American women with ectopic pregnancy would be more likely than white women to have treatment failure with methotrexate. In this retrospective cohort study, a racial disparity in methotrexate effectiveness was not found, but a significant relationship between low socioeconomic status and methotrexate failure was demonstrated.

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