What is Ectopic pregnancy?

What is Ectopic pregnancy?

• Ectopic pregnancy: A condition where a fertilized egg embeds itself outside the uterus.
• Ectopic pregnancy: development of a fertilized ovum outside of the uterine cavity.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Ectopic pregnancy: pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Ectopic pregnancy: Introduction

Types of Ectopic pregnancy:

Types of Ectopic pregnancy:

• Subfertility - failure to conceive after 12 months of trying
• Male infertility
• Female infertility
• more types...»

Broader types of Ectopic pregnancy:

• Uterus conditions
• Fallopian tube conditions
• more types...»

How many people get Ectopic pregnancy?

Incidence (annual) of Ectopic pregnancy: 70,000 cases annually; about 1 in 250 pregnancies.
Incidence Rate of Ectopic pregnancy: approx 1 in 3,885 or 0.03% or 70,000 people in USA [about data]

How serious is Ectopic pregnancy?

Prognosis of Ectopic pregnancy: Usually early loss of the pregnancy
Complications of Ectopic pregnancy: see complications of Ectopic pregnancy

What causes Ectopic pregnancy?

Causes of Ectopic pregnancy: see causes of Ectopic pregnancy
Risk factors for Ectopic pregnancy: see risk factors for Ectopic pregnancy

What are the symptoms of Ectopic pregnancy?

Symptoms of Ectopic pregnancy: see symptoms of Ectopic pregnancy

Complications of Ectopic pregnancy: see complications of Ectopic pregnancy

Ectopic pregnancy: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Ectopic pregnancy.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Ectopic pregnancy.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Ectopic pregnancy: see treatments for Ectopic pregnancy
Research for Ectopic pregnancy: see research for Ectopic pregnancy

Society issues for Ectopic pregnancy

Hospitalization statistics for Ectopic pregnancy: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Ectopic pregnancy:

• 85% of hospital consultant episodes for female infertility were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.007% (3,441) of hospital bed days were for female infertility in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.005% (597) of hospital consultant episodes were for male infertility in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 99% of hospital consultant episodes for male infertility required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for male infertility were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Organs Affected by Ectopic pregnancy:

Organs and body systems related to Ectopic pregnancy include:

• Uterus
• Fallopian tubes

Name and Aliases of Ectopic pregnancy

Main name of condition: Ectopic pregnancy

tubal pregnancy

Eccyesis, Tubal pregnancy, Infertility [Subfertility] Source - Diseases Database

Extrauterine pregnancy, Ectopic gestation, Extrauterine gestation, Eccyesis, Metacyesis
Source - WordNet 2.1

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• Bacterial vaginosis
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