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Management of Ectopic Pregnancy It is appropriate for family physicians to treat hemodynam-ically stable patients in conjunction with their primary obstetrician. Patients with suspected or confirmed ectopic pregnancy who exhibit signs and symptoms of ruptured ectopic pregnancy should be emergently transferred for sur - gical intervention.
Healthcare professionals providing care for women with early pregnancy complications in any setting should be aware that early pregnancy complications can cause significant distress for some women and their partners.
ECTOPIC PREGNANCY CURRENT MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES. Ectopic Pregnancy remains the leading cause of death in early trimester of pregnancy. The incidence of ectopic pregnancy has been rising over the last 20 years.
Overview. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fer-tilised ovum implants outside the normal uterine cavity.1–3 It is a common cause of morbidity and occasionally of mortality in women of reproductive age. The aetiol-ogy of ectopic pregnancy remains uncer-tain although a number of risk factors have been identified.4 Its diagnosis can be difficult.
previous ectopic pregnancy, and women at high risk of ectopic pregnancy (e.g. assisted conception, IUD in situ) should be seen by an obstetrician and a management plan formulated.
An ectopic pregnancy is any gestation that implants outside the uterine cavity. Most ectopic pregnancies implant within the fallopian tubes, so the terms tubal pregnancy and ectopic pregnancy are often used inter-changeably. Between 5% and 7% implant within the uterine wall, but outside the uterine cavity, and these
This leaflet is mainly about an ectopic pregnancy in the fallopian tube (tubal ectopic pregnancy), although it does provide some information on ectopic pregnancy at sites other than the fallopian tubes (non-tubal ectopic pregnancy). What is an ectopic pregnancy? he uterus (womb). In the UK, 1 in 90 pregnancies (just over 1%) is an .
