Ectopic pregnancy is defined as implantation and subsequent development of an embryo outside the uterine lining. It has wide range of presentation from acute hemoperitoneum to chronic ectopic pregnancy. This is an unusual case of chronic ectopic pregnancy with large hematosalpinx without classical symptoms. A 22-year-old South Indian woman reported to the outpatient clinic with irregular spotti...

Background. Heterotopic pregnancy is a multiple gestation with both intrauterine and ectopic fetuses. A cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy is when the fetus has implanted over the previous hysterotomy site. A known complication of cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy is uterine rupture, which can cause great morbidity and mortality. Case. 28-year-old G5P3105 at 10 weeks with a dichorionic diamniotic ge...

To the Editor: The review of Xu Xiong, Pierre Buekens and Elisabeth Wollast’ on IUD use and the risk of ectopic pregnancy is an interesting attempt to analyze disparate material covering a wide time span and global data. The two conclusions that 1) with an odds ratio of 1.06 “Current IUD use did not enhance the risk of ectopic pregnancy” among non-pregnant women and 2) with an odds ratio of 1.4...

Presentation of hydatidiform mole as tubal ectopic pregnancy is very rare. These patients usually present with ectopic pregnancy and are later diagnosed with hydatidiform mole on the basis of histological examination following surgery. We present the case of a 32-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain and vaginal bleed since 2 days of presentation. She was vitally stable. There was m...

BACKGROUND Ectopic pregnancy remains a major public health problem especially in many developing countries where it is a significant contributor to pregnancy related morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE To determine the association between prior Chlamydia trachomatis infection and the risk of ectopic pregnancy. METHODS A case-control study from two tertiary health care facilities in Benin Cit...

he ease and accessibility of sonography has made it the imaging modality of choice for emergency physicians, obstetrician-gynecologists, and other medical specialists evaluating patients with early pregnancy-related symptoms. Although 95% to 98% of ectopic pregnancies are tubal in location, 2% to 4% are interstitial ectopic pregnancies, known as interstitial pregnancies. By definition, an inter...

BACKGROUND Cervical ectopic pregnancy is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy (less than one percent of all ectopic pregnancies). OBJECTIVE Assess the efficacy of the treatment options available. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective study of the cervical ectopic pregnancies treated in our hospital from January 2005 to December 2011. RESULTS Three patients were diagnosed cervical ectopic pregnan...