Tubal Pregnancy - This video could save your fertility & your life!!

Tubal pregnancy can be a really dangerous problem. Expert Dr Morris discusses causes, symptoms and treatments. Must view!



Bleeding from a #tubalpregnancy causes almost 10% of pregnancy related deaths. It is the number one cause of death in the first trimester of pregnancy. Diagnosing and treating a tubal pregnancy before it starts bleeding can literally save your life.



Tubal pregnancy is not as common as early miscarriage. About 1 in every 50 pregnancies in the US is a tubal pregnancy. However, certain women may have a much higher risk for tubal pregnancy.

Smokers have four times as many tubal pregnancies as non-smokers so their risk is about 1 in 12.

If you had a tubal pregnancy before, your risk for having another tubal pregnancy is about 1 in 5.

If you became pregnant after you had your tubes tied, your risk for tubal pregnancy is 1 in 3

Other factors that increase the risk for tubal pregnancy include

-- Being over age 35

-- Having a history of infertility

-- Surgery on a fallopian tube

-- Scar tissue in the abdomen (from infection or surgery or endometriosis)

-- Previously having a sexually transmitted infection

-- Having multiple sexual partners

-- Getting pregnant when using an IUD (intrauterine device)



Not all women who have a tubal pregnancy will have symptoms. Those who do have symptoms commonly report vaginal bleeding and pain. The pain could be just cramps or be more severe. The pain could be in the abdomen or pelvic region or even back pain.



Unfortunately, these are the exact same symptoms of early miscarriage. Without ultrasound, it is impossible to tell the difference between a tubal pregnancy and an early miscarriage. So getting an ultrasound is really really important. I can’t stress this enough. If you are pregnant and having pain and or bleeding, contact your doctor to be evaluated right away.



Once a tubal pregnancy has been diagnosed, there are a few different ways it can be treated. If the tubal pregnancy is already bleeding or causing lots of pain, then surgery is going to be needed. If its a very early tubal pregnancy, that is not yet causing any problems, then a medication called methotrexate can a be very successful treatment.



One thing to be aware of regarding methotrexate. It can stay in your body for a long time so you won’t be able to attempt pregnancy again for several months. So if you are anxious to get pregnant again quickly, even if you are not having any problems, you might want to consider surgery.



There's no way to prevent an #ectopic pregnancy, but here are some ways to decrease your risk:

-- Limit your number of sexual partners.

-- Always use a condom during sex to help prevent sexually transmitted infections

-- Don't smoke. If you do, quit before you try to get pregnant.



If you have had a previous tubal pregnancy or multiple tubal pregnancies, you might want to consider treatment with IVF. It won’t eliminate the chances of a tubal pregnancy, but it will lower the risk significantly



Women who have #ectopicpregnancy particularly if they have been attempting to conceive for a long period of time, often ask whether the pregnancy can be removed from the tube and then transplanted into the uterus where it might grow normally. Unfortunately, this is not possible with present medical science.





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Dr Morris is a practicing IVF and infertility expert who sees patients at IVF! located in the Naperville Fertility Center.



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