a.

VARIABLE

FREQUENCY

MEAN

Age

15 - 25

1

32.4 years

26 - 30

1

31 - 35

3

b.

Parity

0 - 1

1

2.6

2 - 3

3

4 - 5

1

c.

Level of education

Primary school

Secondary sch.

Tertiary

1

3

1

d.

Pre-operative diagnosis-diagnosed

2

Undiagnosed

3

e.

Placental management

Removed

Left in situ

4

1

f.

Blood transfusion (pints)

1 - 2

3 - 4

>5

3

1

1

3.5

g.

Hospital admission

2 weeks

3

>3 weeks

2

h.

Desire for future fertility

Desirous of future fertility

5

Not desirous of future of fertility

0

i.

Fertility after abnormal pregnancy

2 women conceived over >15 yrs follow-up

3x

Cumulative pregnancy rate

3

Live birth rate

2/3

j.

Long term complication

Intestinal obstruction

1

Recurrent abdominal pain

1