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What Is The Recurrence Risk Of Ectopic Pregnancy?

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Posted on Fri, 28 Mar 2014
Question: After having one ectopic pregnancy , diagnosed very early and treated with medication, with is the probability of future healthy pregnancy? There was no damage to tube and no known cause according to dr.
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Answered by Dr. Bhagyashree.B (2 hours later)
Brief Answer: Chance of healthy pregnancy is 80-85% Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for writing. The recurrence risk of ectopic is around 15- 20%. Chance of successful pregnancy also depends on the health of the contralateral tube. If the other tube is normal then you have 80% successful chance of a healthy pregnancy. Thanks Dr Bhagyashree
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What Is The Recurrence Risk Of Ectopic Pregnancy?

Brief Answer: Chance of healthy pregnancy is 80-85% Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for writing. The recurrence risk of ectopic is around 15- 20%. Chance of successful pregnancy also depends on the health of the contralateral tube. If the other tube is normal then you have 80% successful chance of a healthy pregnancy. Thanks Dr Bhagyashree