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Saturday, 7 February 2015

A less common cause of bleeding in pregnancy is an ectopic pregnancy.

http://www.patient.co.uk/health/miscarriage-and-bleeding-in-early-pregnancy

Note: in the past, medical information has sometimes referred to a miscarriage as a spontaneous abortion. This can be upsetting, as in usual language the word abortion is used to mean a procedure to end a pregnancy.
A less common cause of bleeding in pregnancy is an ectopic pregnancy. This is a pregnancy that occurs outside the womb (uterus). It occurs in about 1 in 100 pregnancies. Symptoms include pain low down in the tummy (abdomen), which can become severe, and vaginal bleeding. The symptoms usually occur at around 6-8 weeks of pregnancy.

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