This is a brief video on ectopic pregnancies, or a pregnancy occurring outside the uterus.
I created this presentation with Google Slides.
Images were created or taken from Wikimedia Commons
I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor.
ADDITIONAL TAGS:
Ectopic pregnancy
Ectopic pregnancy in open Fallopian tube, ~7 weeks gestational age
By Ed Uthman, MD (Flickr, Wikipedia) - (2014). “Tubal pregnancy with embryo“. WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2): 7. DOI:, Public Domain,
Pregnancy outside of the uterus
Definition: embryo attaches outside the uterus
Most commonly occur in the ampulla of fallopian tube, but can occur in other parts of tube, ovary, cervix, myometrium or within the abdomen
Ectopic embryos can grow and create pressure or invade surrounding tissues
Overview
Overview
Presentation
Causes
Diagnosis
Management
Symptoms:
Classic symptoms: abdominal/pelvic pain, vaginal bleeding
Pain can be sharp, dull, and/or crampy,