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| Question: | I' ve had two ectopic pregnancies leaving me with two ' stumps' for Fallopian tubes. What is the danger of having another one? |
| Answer: | ' Ectopic' means ' in the wrong position' , so an ectopic pregnancy is one in which the baby is developing in the wrong position.
The Fallopian tubes run from each ovary to the womb (uterus) and transport the egg from rhe ovary to the womb, where it can be fertilised by a sperm and grow into a baby. If the baby starts growing in the Fallopian tube instead of the uterus, then you have an ectopic pregnancy.
As the baby grows, the tube eventually bursts, causing an internal haemorrhage in the mother, and the almost inevitable death of the baby. An operation is then performed to remove the damaged Fallopian tube and the remains of the pregnancy. This operation leaves you with a ' stump' of Fallopian tube.
To have two ectopic pregnancies is extraordinarily unlucky. Your chance of having a pregnancy of any sort is not good, probably 1:1000, but if you do beat these very long odds and become pregnant, it is possible for you to have a normal pregnancy, although an ectopic pregnane}- in some other abnormal position cannot be ruled out.
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