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Ectopic Pregnancy
Alternate Names : Abdominal Pregnancy, Cervical Pregnancy, Tubal Pregnancy
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Ectopic Pregnancy Complications
- Rupture, with resulting hemorrhage leading to shock and the risk of requiring a blood transfusion or rarely of death, is the most common complication.
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Infertility occurs in 10 to 15% of women who have experienced an ectopic pregnancy.
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• Definition
• Ectopic Pregnancy Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Ectopic Pregnancy Symptoms & Signs
• Ectopic Pregnancy Prevention
• Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis & Tests
• Ectopic Pregnancy Treatment
• Ectopic Pregnancy Prognosis
• Ectopic Pregnancy Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Endometriosis
• Infertility
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Tests & Exams
• Culdocentesis
• Diagnostic Laparoscopy
• HCG - Qualitative - Serum
• Hematocrit (HCT)
• Pregnancy Test
• Pregnancy Ultrasound
• Serum Progesterone
• Transvaginal Ultrasound
• Ultrasound
• WBC Count
Surgery & Procedures
• Abdominal Exploration
• D and C
• Tubal Ligation
Other Topics
• Back Pain - Low
• Breast Pain
• Cervix
• Epithelium
• Fainting
• Incidence
• Intrauterine
• Invasive
• Menstruation - Absent
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Shock
• Vaginal Bleeding Between Periods
Review Date : 5/21/2002
Reviewed By : Peter Chen, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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