Table 1. Characteristics of the ectopic pregnancy (EP) patients and VTOP controls participating in this study.

	Age	Gravidity	Numberof births	History of previousspontaneous of inducedabortions	Number ofabortions	History of previousectopic pregnancy	History of abdominalor pelvic surgery	History ofinfertility	IUD user or progestagencontraception	Smoking
EP	30,9	2,1	0,5	35,3%	0,5	11,8%	35,3%	11,6%	5,9%	23,5%
Controls	21,1	2	0,5	38,2%	0,4	2,9%	11,8%	0%	2,9%	47,1%