In an ectopic pregnancy, the fertilized egg implants in a location outside the uterus and tries to develop there. The word "ectopic" means "in an abnormal place or position." The most common site is the fallopian tube, the tube that normally carries...

An ectopic pregnancy is a complication of pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum is implanted in any tissue other than the uterine wall. Most ectopic pregnancies occur in the Fallopian tube (so-called tubal pregnancies), but implantation can also occur...

MCLEAN, VA. -- In the absence of reliable biomarkers for detecting ectopic pregnancy, the importance of a thorough patient history and transabdominal ultrasound can't be overestimated, Dr. Michael C. Hill said at a meeting on obstetric and gynecologic ultrasound sponsored by the American...

AN ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilised egg settles and begins to grow outside the inner lining of the uterus. In 95 per cent of cases the egg grows in a Fallopian tube but ectopic pregnancies can also occur in the ovary,...

Two weeks after Olga Reyes danced at her wedding, her bloated and disfigured body was laid to rest in an open coffin — the victim, her husband and some experts say, of Nicaragua's new no-exceptions ban on abortion.Reyes, a 22-year-old law student, suffered an ectopic...

Two weeks after Olga Reyes danced at her wedding, her bloated and disfigured body was laid to rest in an open coffin — the victim, her husband and some experts say, of Nicaragua's new no-exceptions ban on abortion.Reyes, a 22-year-old law student, suffered an ectopic...