an ectopic pregnancy is potentially life-threatening.

By definition, an ectopic pregnancy is one which is outside of the uterus. Why is it life threatening? In order to answer the question, it is important to learn if a pregnancy was normal.

When fertilization occurs, the fertilized ovum his way into the uterus where it embeds itself for the next nine months. Uterine accommodation, food and nutrients. In some cases, the fertilized ovum is not their "way into the uterus, and, instead, the winds within the oviduct. If this happens the egg embeds itself in the tissues of the fallopian tubes and begin to grow.

Well, if the egg begins to grow in a small narrow tube that is not to a growing baby, the potential for disasters and life threatening illness arises. Often, a woman to experience bleeding, back pain, flank pain, and elevated serum levels of pregnancy (also known as beta-HCG levels). Increasing levels generally indicate the pregnancy is still ongoing and further training.

If an ectopic pregnancy is suspected, the doctor usually want the patient every other day, and also the "Serial HCG" "in order to assess whether the pregnancy hormone levels increase, decrease or stay will be. This will assist the physician in determining whether the pregnancy is active. A sonogram after about the 7th Week of pregnancy can usually determine whether the pregnancy in the uterus. If the pregnancy hormone levels rise, and the pregnancy in the uterus, and the patient symptoms, a higher degree of suspicion must be entertained that the patient suffers from an ectopic pregnancy.

The crucial question is when the surgeon is to intervene before the fallopian tube ruptures? A broken Ectopic internal bleeding can be disastrous to death within minutes. When operate? When an early operation, the fallopian tubes can be saved? Can ectopic pregnancy excised from the tube and the tube back together? Or will the entire tube be removed? If the pregnancy is only removed and the tube is reconstructed, and will reduce your chances of fertility? If your fallopian tube is removed, your fertility will be affected?

All these questions are valid and require an expert gynecologist complete answer.

Often no diagnosis in ectopic pregnancy cases in New York, the patients will have symptoms that, if he was a doctor, the likelihood of ectopic pregnancy. It is important for your medical malpractice attorney to carefully examine the medical records to determine which complaints, if any, that you contact your doctor or hospital emergency room, and whether these complaints were accepted or ignored. Did the doctor the possibility that you may have a Ectopic? Or was it not on the radar screen? These are important factors to help evaluate a potential case.

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