'I left my appointment feeling hopeful that my next pregnancy would be successful.'
Six weeks into my second pregnancy, a mild ache in my lower right side came and went for two days before escalating into pain so excruciating that I dropped to the floor in the fetal position, crying out in agony. My husband rushed me to the ER, where an ultrasound revealed that I was experiencing an. The fertilized egg had attached to my fallopian tube instead of my uterus, meaning the pregnancy was not viable and I would need immediate treatment to prevent life-threatening complications.
In my case, the affected tube had not yet ruptured, which meant that instead of emergency surgery, I was administered a dose of methotrexate, a medication that would stop the pregnancy from progressing by causing my body to absorb the tissue. I was released from the ER later that day and monitored by my ob-gyn for two weeks to ensure that my hCG levels were decreasing, a sign that all the tissue was properly removed and that my fallopian tube was no longer in danger of rupturing.
and experiencing one increases your risk of having another. So naturally, as my body and heart recovered from the loss of my pregnancy, I wondered what the future held for my womb. I worried that a subsequent pregnancy might produce the same result., I consulted with my ob-gyn.
. The procedure would allow my physician to see if my fallopian tubes were partially or fully blocked, helping to determine the likelihood of another ectopic pregnancy.
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