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| | Medical References: Ectopic and Molar Pregnancy |
 | | If these tests do not show whether or not there is an ectopic pregnancy, the doctor may need to view the abdominal organs directly with a thin, flexible viewing instrument called a laparoscope, which is inserted through a tiny incision in the abdomen while the woman is under general anesthesia. |
 | | Up to one pregnancy in 50 is ectopic, which means "out of place." In an ectopic pregnancy, the fertilized egg implants outside of the uterus, usually in the fallopian tube, and begins to grow. |
 | | However, women who have had an ectopic pregnancy have a 7 to 15 percent chance of it happening again, so they need to be monitored carefully when they attempt to conceive again. |
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