Ectopics and Fertility

28 year old woman with an ectopic pregnancy dies of a heart attack after waiting two hours for an ambulance to arrive   Sabrina Stevenson, who did not know she was pregnant, had been complaining of abdominal pain, diarrhoea and vomiting and desperately called 999 from her home in north London.  An inquest held earlier this year heard that she had told her flatmate she wasn't feeling well and after getting worse throughout the day, called for an ambulance at 6.30pm. But a coroner told the court a series of 'inappropriate decisions, missed opportunities and system failures' meant that paramedics didn't arrive until 10.30pm and she died an hour later. The call came on the day after 'Black Friday', the last weekend before Christmas, and when ambulance crews are traditionally busier. Her distraught mother, Dawn Coventry, 50, has now slammed the London Ambulance Service for the delay, which the coroner said contributed to her death

Ectopic pregnancy diagnosis and management     " Culled from BMJ Learning module on ectopic pregnancy

                                               Infant Loss Memorial Week We remember all babies lost through Ectopic pregnancies, Miscarriages and all other ways.... You will forever remain in our hearts... Apple of God's Eye .. Tamoura

                           Risk Factors of an Ectopic Pregnancy An ectopic pregnancy can happen to any woman, even if she has no known risk factors. Certain women are at a higher risk than others, though. One common risk factor is having had any condition or surgery that affected the fallopian tubes, such as: Surgery on your fallopian tubes to correct a problem or to reverse a tubal ligation (surgical sterilization ) . (Your risk may also be higher, though to a much smaller degree, if you've had other pelvic or abdominal surgery.) In the rare case that a woman becomes pregnant after a tubal ligation, the chance that the pregnancy is ectopic is 25 to 50 percent. A previous ectopic pregnancy. After one ectopic pregnancy, the chance of having another one is about 1 in 10. If you've had two or more ectopic pregnancies, the chance that you'll have another one is at least 1 in 4. An infection in your upper reprodu

What is an Ectopic Pregnancy? If a fertilized egg implants outside the uterus, it's called an ectopic pregnancy. There's no way to transplant an ectopic pregnancy into your uterus, so ending the pregnancy is the only option. This means the egg will not develop into a baby, which can be devastating to the pregnant woman. While there are some risk factors, an ectopic pregnancy can happen to anyone. And, because it's potentially dangerous for you, it's important to recognize the early signs and get treatment as soon as possible. Occasionally, an ectopic pregnancy doesn't cause any noticeable symptoms and is only detected during routine pregnancy testing. However, most women do have symptoms, and these usually become apparent between week 5 and week 14 of pregnancy. They include: abnormal vaginal bleeding abdominal pain, typically just in one side, which can range from mild to severe an absent period (amenorrhoea), and other symptoms of pregnan