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Ectopic Pregnancy - A Better Understanding
  • By David Brewer 

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  • The dictionary definition of the word 'Ectopic'
    is an organ or body part existing in an unusual
    position or form. In simple terms, an ectopic
    pregnancy is a pregnancy, which is developing in
    the wrong place. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when
    the fertilized egg (or ovum) fails to move down
    the fallopian tube and into the womb (or uterus)
    in the normal manner.

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  • Instead, the egg or ovum implants itself outside
    of the womb. Most often, (in 95 of cases),
    ectopic pregnancies develop in a fallopian tube
    and rarely, elsewhere in the abdominal cavity or
    pelvic area.

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What Causes An Ectopic Pregnancy?
  • Sometimes the ovum fails to implant itself and it
    becomes fertilized outside of the reproductive
    system. More commonly, the fertilized ovum is
    trapped, in the fallopian tube and the baby
    continues to grow inside the tube where it can
    cause the tube to burst or otherwise severely
    damage it. A burst tube is life threatening and
    requires urgent medical attention.

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  • In many cases, ectopic pregnancies occur when the
    expectant mother has damaged fallopian tube(s).
    Tubes damaged, by infections such as pelvic
    inflammatory disease or by previous surgery, scar
    tissue, endometriosis or previous ectopic
    pregnancies are a high-risk factor, which
    significantly, increase the likelihood of a
    pregnancy being ectopic.

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What Are The Warning Signs Of An Ectopic
Pregnancy?
  • Pain In the Abdomen
  • Pain in the Shoulder
  • Pain Using the Lavatory
  • Other Warning Signs
  • Vaginal bleeding or unusual periods
  • Sickness
  • Diarrhoea
  • Pallid complexion (paleness)
  • Light-headedness
  • Collapse
  • Increasing pulse rate
  • Falling blood pressures
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