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@#Chronic ectopic pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic gestation that contributes to the increased maternal morbidity and mortality in the frst trimester of pregnancy. Diagnosis is often challenging as it presents with subtle clinical signs and symptoms, imposing the need for surgical exploration and management. This is a case of a 27-year-old gravida 3 para 2 (2002) who presented with vaginal bleeding of three weeks duration, was hemodynamically stable with unremarkable physical examination fndings. The diagnosis of a chronic ectopic pregnancy was established with a conservative, non-surgical approach through the combination of clinical symptoms, transvaginal sonography, and b-hCG monitoring. Management was likewise conservative with multiple dose methotrexate chemotherapy, eventually yielding a decrease in b-hCG from 80.0 mIU/mL to 1.0 mIU/mL.
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Preoperative diagnosis of heterotopic pregnancy is difficult, especially when ectopic component is chronic and the precise effect of chronic tubal pregnancy on coexisting intra-uterine pregnancy or ongoing pregnancy rates is not known. We present the case of heterotopic pregnancy with a chronic tubal pregnancy incidentally diagnosed during term cesarean delivery in infertile woman conceived after ovulation induction using sequential clomiphene citrate and human menopausal gonadotropin, and timed coitus. Chronic tubal pregnancy might not affect the intrauterine gestation or the mother negatively in non-ruptured cases.
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Femenino , Humanos , Embarazo , Clomifeno , Coito , Gonadotropinas , Madres , Ovulación , Inducción de la Ovulación , Índice de Embarazo , Embarazo Heterotópico , Embarazo TubarioRESUMEN
Preoperative diagnosis of heterotopic pregnancy is difficult, especially when ectopic component is chronic and the precise effect of chronic tubal pregnancy on coexisting intra-uterine pregnancy or ongoing pregnancy rates is not known. We present the case of heterotopic pregnancy with a chronic tubal pregnancy incidentally diagnosed during term cesarean delivery in infertile woman conceived after ovulation induction using sequential clomiphene citrate and human menopausal gonadotropin, and timed coitus. Chronic tubal pregnancy might not affect the intrauterine gestation or the mother negatively in non-ruptured cases.