Etopic Pregnancy

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 Ectopic Pregnancy? Etopic pregnancy is a common misspelling of ectopic pregnancy.
 
Ectopic pregnancies are rare; they occur in about 1 out of every 60 pregnancies. In this type of pregnancy, a fertilized egg implants itself somewhere outside the uterus, which can cause serious complications. Ectopic simply means "located in an abnormal position." In most ectopic pregnancies, the egg implants itself in one of the fallopian tubes, but an ectopic pregnancy can also occur on an ovary, inside the abdomen, or in the cervix.
 
Symptoms may include lower abdominal pain (or lower stomach pain), pelvic pain, and vaginal bleeding or spotting. In most cases, ectopic pregnancies are treated with a drug known as methotrexate; surgery may also be necessary.
 
(Click Ectopic Pregnancy for the full eMedTV article on ectopic pregnancy, including a discussion of risk factors for the condition, information about how doctors diagnose such a pregnancy, and details about how an ectopic pregnancy may affect future pregnancies. You can also click the links in the box to the right for more specific information.)
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD