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Preventing Ectopic Pregnancy

About 50%-85% of the women who have experienced one ectopic pregnancy are later able to achieve a normal pregnancy.A subsequent ectopic pregnancy may occur in 10%-20% of cases.

Infertility occurs in a high percentage of women who have experienced an ectopic pregnancy. Often these women can be helped by an infertility specialist.

The maternal death rate from an ectopic pregnancy in the US has decreased in the last 30 years to less than 0.1%.

RESOURCES:

American Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.aafp.org

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
http://www.acog.org

CANADIAN RESOURCES:

The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
http://sogc.medical.org/

Women's Health Matters
http://www.womenshealthmatters.ca/index.cfm

References:

Ectopic Pregnancy. Am Fam Physician . 2000 Feb 15.

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy website. Available at: http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/home.jsp . Accessed October 13, 2005.

OBGYN.net website. Available at: http://www.obgyn.net/pb/cotm/9902/9902.htm . Accessed October 13, 2005.

Planned Parenthood Ectopic Pregnancy website. Available at: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/womenshealth/ectopic.html . Accessed October 13, 2005.

Rakel RE, Bope ET. Conn's Current Therapy 2001 . 53rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders Company; 2001.

Last reviewed November 2008 by Jeff Andrews, MD, FRCSC, FACOG

Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Talk about it in the:
Ectopic Pregnancy Support Group

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