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Seven Danish departments of obstetrics and gynecology. <jats:italic>Sample.<\/jats:italic> A total of 106 women diagnosed with ectopic pregnancy (EP). <jats:italic>Methods.<\/jats:italic> Between March 1997 and September 2000, 1,265 women were diagnosed with EP, 395 (31%) were eligible, 109 (9%) were randomized of whom 106 had an EP. The study was originally powered to a sample size of 422 patients. The women were randomized to either medical (MTX; 53) or surgical (laparoscopic salpingotomy; 53) treatment. Follow\u2010up by questionnaire and through national patient databases for a maximum of 10 years. <jats:italic>Main outcome measures.<\/jats:italic> Uneventful decline of plasma\u2010human chorionic gonadotropin to less than 5 IU\/L, rates of spontaneous, subsequent intrauterine, and recurrent ectopic pregnancies. <jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>. 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