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Case 31 - A 28-Year-Old G3P2 Woman Presents at Eight Weeks with a Cervical Ectopic Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2021

By
Jessica E. Murphy
Edited by
Todd R. Jenkins ,
Lisa Keder ,
Abimola Famuyide ,
Kimberly S. Gecsi  and
David Chelmow
Todd R. Jenkins
Affiliation:
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Lisa Keder
Affiliation:
Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus
Abimola Famuyide
Affiliation:
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Kimberly S. Gecsi
Affiliation:
Medical College of Wisconsin
David Chelmow
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
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Summary

A 28-year-old gravida 3, para 2, last menstrual period eight weeks ago, presents for confirmation of pregnancy. She reports mild nausea and fatigue. She has regular menses and reports that she and her partner have been trying to conceive. Her obstetric history is significant for a full-term cesarean delivery for malpresentation and a first-trimester abortion requiring dilation and curettage. She has no past medical history. She is currently taking prenatal vitamins and she is allergic to penicillin.

Keywords

cervical pregnancyectopic pregnancymethotrexatehemorrhage
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Surgical Gynecology
A Case-Based Approach
 , pp. 91 - 94
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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