5 Things to Know About Ectopic Pregnancy
4. What are the chances of getting pregnant after having an ectopic pregnancy?
It depends on how the termination was done and the damage to the other organs while terminating the pregnancy. Some women are lucky and can get pregnant again, while some aren’t so lucky and can never get pregnant again.
5. What causes ectopic pregnancy?
A woman can have an ectopic pregnancy if there has been damage to her fallopian tubes due to infection or a previous surgery. Pelvic inflammatory disease can also cause ectopic pregnancies. In such cases the eggs have difficulty passing through the tubes to the uterus and thus stay on in the tubes.
Ectopic pregnancy remains the leading cause of death during pregnancy and hence it is very important t terminate the fetus as soon as possible. It would be very traumatic to terminate a pregnancy, but it has to be done as a full term ectopic pregnancy can be fatal for both the fetus and the mother. The good thing about ectopic pregnancies is that it is very rare and only a minuscule percentage of women go through this. It is always important to have periodic examinations with the gynecologist and let him or know of any complications you might feel during the pregnancy.
