Extra-uterine pregnancy

ABSTRACT

The textbook picture of a ruptured tubal ectopic pregnancy is well known, but anyone who works for any length of time in the tropics will see other varieties which present in very different ways, produce a multiplicity of symptoms and signs, and masquerade as many other conditions. Ectopic pregnancies may occur in many different sites, and they may cause trouble very soon after implantation or at any time up to term. The following discussion deals mainly with the varied clinical features of the conditions (AU)