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An ectopic pregnancy is when your baby develops in your fallopian tubes rather than your uterus. A miscarriage or a spontaneous abortion is your body's way of releasing your baby on its own if it senses that its not developing correctly.

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Q: How are an ectopic pregnancy and a miscarriage different?
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What would a miscarriage be like with an ectopic pregnancy?

Well you have to speak wiht your doctor about that because if you are expierencing and ectopic pregnancy then, your fallopian tube might burst, so the doctor has to abort the pregnancy, and it would be like a regular miscarriage, heavy bleeding and cramping.


What is an escopic pregnancy?

I assume you mean an ectopic? An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg implants in the fallopian tubes instead of the uterus. Unfortunately the baby cannot survive and will either be removed or the mother will have a miscarriage.


Why would one be spotting during pregnancy?

The most common causes of slight spotting during pregnancy are implantation bleeding, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, placenta previa, and placental abruption.


How do you know when you have ectopic pregnancy?

Ruling out ectopic pregnancy is no different with or without Depo Provera. First, the pregnancy test is positive. Second, there is a pelvic mass, or abnormal ultrasound, or abnormal change in hCG levels. Contact your health care provider if you think you may be having a tubal pregnancy, as you cannot diagnose this condition at home.


Can you have a miscarriage at five months pregnant?

You can have a miscarriage through out the pregnancy for different reasons.


Does an ectopic pregnancy have to be terminated?

Yes. if a pregnancy has started outside the uterus it cannot survive and is extremely dangerous for the mother. Well, a baby cannot survive during an ectopic pregnancy. So the pregnancy will either be terminated or the baby will be lost before it is terminated.


Had vaginal us at 5weeks and 2days and the gestational sac is close to tube could this still be a viable pregnancy or could it be ectopic?

update.... had a miscarriage. :(


What is it called when a fertilized egg grows in the fallopian tube rather than the uterus?

A pregnancy in which the zygote implants in the fallopian tube abdomen ovary or the cervix is called an Ectopic pregnancy.


Can you get heart burn with an ectopic pregnancy?

Ectopic pregnancy has nothing to do with heart burn.


Is an over the counter pregnancy test as effextive for an ectopic pregnancy as a normal pregnancy?

There are differences and sometime results for an ectopic can be different. Though with an ectopic your baby will not survive. They will give you medication to get rid of the baby or have to open you up. I'm in that spot right now... Good luck


Can you have negative pregnancy test If you are having a ectopic pregnancy?

if you go here it tells you all about ectopic pregnancy's http://www.thelaboroflove.com/articles/will-i-still-get-a-positive-pregnancy-test-if-im-having-an-ectopic-pregnancy/


Ectopic pregnancy occurs when?

When the egg attaches somewhere different than the womb.