Question: What causes upper abdominal pain during pregnancy? Whether you are in your first, second or third trimester of pregnancy, having to deal with any form of abdominal pain will get you concerned about the well being of your baby. The truth is, most women who get pregnant will experience some form of pain/cramps in …
Ectopic pregnancy
Question: What are the causes, rates, risk factors, symptoms and ruptured signs of ectopic pregnancy at 5 weeks? If you are now pregnant, you must be wondering if there is any chance you will have a miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or sudden loss of your baby. It’s possible you may experience complications in the first months …
An ectopic pregnancy happens when a fertilised egg implants outside the womb, usually in the fallopian tube, instead of inside the uterus where it should grow. Very rarely it can implant in the ovary, cervix, caesarean scar or abdomen. At about 4 weeks, this pregnancy is still very small and may feel exactly like a …
Ectopic pregnancy or tubal pregnancy is a common emergency. It is the presence of the pregnancy (fertilised egg/embryo) outside the uterus. In the United Kingdom, about 11,000 women are diagnosed yearly with ectopic pregnancy. However, the embryo may be implanted in the uterus and outside the uterus. This is heterotopic pregnancy. It occurs in about …