THE TICKING TIME BOMB; HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE HEALTH RISKS OF ECTOPIC PREGNANCIES?
Blood transfusion is usually required to save women with ruptured ectopic pregnancy from shock due to massive internal bleeding. Courtesy wikimedia commons. An ectopic pregnancy is an abnormal pregnancy in which a fertilized egg also known as the embryo , attaches itself into any other parts of the female genital tract or the abdomen other than the endometrium or the inner lining of the uterus. While they can be divided into various types, based on location of the ectopic pregnancy in the female genital tract, see DEFINITION AND TYPES OF ECTOPIC PREGNANCIES , they can also be divided based on presentation at the hospital into ruptured, non ruptured and slow leaking ectopic pregnancies. Most of the complications of ectopic pregnancies are seen following an unsuspected ruptured ectopic pregnancy. A ruptured ectopic pregnancy refers to an ectopic pregnancy that has outstretched its confining structures resulting i...
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