tubal pregnancy

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1. A pregnancy that begins with implantation of the embryo in one of the fallopian tubes instead of in the uterus. Tubal pregnancy is usually caused by a defect in the tube that prevents the fertilized ovum from moving freely through it.

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tubal pregnancy

“But that sort of unintended consequence is frankly scary, because a tubal pregnancy is life-threatening,” he said, using another term for ectopic pregnancy.

From Slate ● May 24, 2022

Because of this, infected women are at risk of serious complications, including infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease and life-threatening tubal pregnancy.

From US News ● Sep. 21, 2016

There’s certain things like you get a tubal pregnancy where the child has absolutely no chance of surviving and then you do the best you can to save the mother’s life.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2012

In rare cases, that woman may be having undetected problems, such as a tubal pregnancy, a potentially lethal complication that the pills would not halt.

From Time Magazine Archive

He makes a diagnosis of tubal pregnancy, which has gone on to rupture with hemorrhage, and the bleeding will evidently be fatal to the mother unless it is checked.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin