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The risk of ectopic pregnancy after chlamydia infection is low. [19] The exact mechanism through which chlamydia increases the risk of ectopic pregnancy is uncertain, though some research suggests that the infection can affect the structure of fallopian tubes. [20]
An ectopic pregnancy is a common complication that can be life-threatening to the mother if left untreated. Here's what you need to know.
Risk factors include untreated pelvic inflammatory disease, likely due to fallopian tube scarring. [41] Treatment: In most cases, keyhole surgery must be carried out to remove the fetus, along with the fallopian tube. If the pregnancy is very early, it may resolve on its own, or it can be treated with methotrexate, an abortifacient. [42]
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Ovarian pregnancy refers to an ectopic pregnancy that is located in the ovary. Typically the egg cell is not released or picked up at ovulation, but fertilized within the ovary where the pregnancy implants. [1] [2] [3] Such a pregnancy usually does not proceed past the first four weeks of pregnancy. [3]
In fact, the Texas law explicitly excludes the treatment of ectopic pregnancy from its definition of abortion, stating that “an act is not an abortion if it is intended to…remove an ectopic ...
A heterotopic pregnancy is a complication of pregnancy in which both extrauterine pregnancy and intrauterine pregnancy occur simultaneously. [2] It may also be referred to as a combined ectopic pregnancy, multiple‑sited pregnancy, or coincident pregnancy.
The first time I ever heard the word “ectopic” was on television. I was watching “Love & Hip Hop” and I found myself crying for rapper Remy Ma and her husband, Papoose, two people I didn ...