ectopic pregnancy
noun
: development of a fertilized egg elsewhere than in the uterus (as in a fallopian tube or the peritoneal cavity)
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There is a small risk of ectopic pregnancy with an IUD.
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Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Most of the remaining cases involved intentional and accidental drug overdoses, suicide, homicide and ruptured ectopic pregnancies.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2024
Grace, who tried unsuccessfully to have children for many years, had emergency surgery in 2022 to remove a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
In August, two Texas women filed federal complaints against hospitals that denied them abortions for ectopic pregnancies.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
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Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Most of the remaining cases involved intentional and accidental drug overdoses, suicide, homicide and ruptured ectopic pregnancies.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2024
Grace, who tried unsuccessfully to have children for many years, had emergency surgery in 2022 to remove a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
In August, two Texas women filed federal complaints against hospitals that denied them abortions for ectopic pregnancies.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Ectopic pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ectopic%20pregnancy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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