Ectopic pregnancy locations


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Ectopic pregnancy locations


Illustration of possible locations of ectopic pregnancy

Nearly all ectopic pregnancies develop in a fallopian tube. About 1% of ectopic pregnancies develop in the cervix, an ovary, or the abdomen.

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Primary Medical Reviewer Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Liisa Honey, MD, FRCSC - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Last Updated June 6, 2007

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