Why do ectopic pregnancies occur?

It is thought that the majority of ectopic pregnancies occur as a result of inflammation in the pelvis. Pelvic inflammatory disease (Q 20.2) and pelvic surgery are the most common antecedents.

Related Medical Abstracts - Click on the paper title:-

• Risk factors for extrauterine pregnancy in women using an intrauterine device (2000)
• Ectopic pregnancy: Its relationship to tubal reconstructive surgery (1987)
  

  

  
  
  

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