Risk factors for Ectopic Pregnancy

A risk factor is something that increases your chance of getting a disease or condition.Risk factors include:

• Previous ectopic pregnancies
• History of pelvic inflammatory disease
• Endometriosis
• Prior surgery on your fallopian tubes or uterus
• Fertility treatments
• Abnormally-shaped uterus and/or fallopian tubes
• Diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure in the mother during pregnancy (a treatment no longer used)
• Presence of an intrauterine device (IUD)
• Pregnancy that occurs after a sterilization procedure ( tubal ligation )
• Smoking
• Race: non-white
• Age: 35 or older