ectopic pregnancy in English

noun
1
a pregnancy in which the fetus develops outside the uterus, typically in a Fallopian tube.
However, they are not very effective at preventing ectopic pregnancies which develop outside the uterine cavity.

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1. Detection of ectopic pregnancy is typically by blood tests for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and ultrasound.

2. The newly fertilized egg might grow in a Fallopian tube (an ectopic pregnancy) or might travel into the womb.

3. For women who undergo reversal of tubal sterilization, the risk of ectopic pregnancy is high.” —Contemporary OB/ GYN, June 1998.

4. Teddy Agida Olatunde Onafowokan Ectopic pregnancy is a major public health issue and remains a major challenge to the reproductive Performance of women worldwide.

5. Choriocarcinoma forms when cells that were part of the placenta in a normal pregnancy become cancerous. It can happen after a miscarriage, abortion, ectopic pregnancy, or molar pregnancy -- …

6. Low birth weight, small for gestational age, premature birth, congenital defects, abruptio placentae, spontaneous abortion, ectopic pregnancy, and perinatal mortality have been linked to prenatal smoking (1,3,5).

7. DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS – Cervicitis – Ectopic pregnancy – Adnexal mass with rupture or torsion (e.g. twisted ovarian cyst) – Pyelonephritis – Appendicitis – Inflammatory bowel disease – Diverticulitis COMPLICATIONS – – – – – – – Recurrent episodes (in 15% to 25% of cases) Tubo-ovarian abscess (in 15% of cases) Sepsis Infertility (prevalence of 12% after one episode) Chronic pelvic pain (in 20% of cases) Adhesions Increased ris k of ectopic pregnancy (four- to eightfold increase in risk)

8. HyperAmylasemia is associated with, but not limited to, other acute abdominal disorders, biliary tract disease, diabetic ketoacidosis, severe glomerular dysfunction, salivary gland disorders, ruptured ectopic pregnancy and macroAmylasemia.

9. Other articles where Ampullar pregnancy is discussed: pregnancy: Ectopic pregnancy: Ampullar pregnancies, which are by far the most common, usually terminate either in a tubal abortion, in which the embryo and the developing afterbirth are expelled through the open end of the tube into the abdomen; by a tubal rupture; or, less commonly, by absorption…