How to Use ectopic pregnancy in a Sentence

ectopic pregnancy

noun
  • What if someone has an ectopic pregnancy that could threaten their life?
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Some people may have heard of an ectopic pregnancy, where a fetus grows outside the womb.
    — Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2021
  • In Aronofsky’s case, the ectopic pregnancy was on the verge of rupture.
    — Deb Gordon, Forbes, 6 July 2022
  • The ectopic pregnancy that must end to save life and fertility.
    — Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
  • People at greatest risk for ectopic pregnancy have had one before.
    — Amy Alspaugh, The Conversation, 7 June 2022
  • Such patients take a far lower dose of methotrexate than is used to treat ectopic pregnancy or breast cancer.
    — Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022
  • The safest and simplest way to address an ectopic pregnancy is to give the patient methotrexate.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
  • People who have had one ectopic pregnancy are more likely to have another.
    — Rebecca Stewart, Parents, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Previous laws had defined an ectopic pregnancy as one outside of the uterus.
    — Cassandra Jaramillo, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Previous laws had defined an ectopic pregnancy as one outside of the uterus.
    — Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2026
  • But it can also be used off-label in very high doses to treat a miscarriage or an ectopic pregnancy.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 22 July 2022
  • It has also been approved for over 23 years and is the main treatment for ectopic pregnancies.
    — Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Life-threatening if not treated, ectopic pregnancy never leads to a healthy birth.
    — Mary Ziegler and Aziza Ahmed, CNN, 23 Mar. 2022
  • An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the embryo implants outside of the uterus.
    — Scientific American, 29 June 2022
  • In an ectopic pregnancy the embryo implants in the fallopian tube, not in the uterus.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 1 July 2022
  • Required ultrasounds to rule out ectopic pregnancies are gone.
    — Lila Rose, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Doctors soon discovered a cyst on her right ovary and an ectopic pregnancy on her left fallopian tube.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
  • Aborting the embryo is often the best treatment for an ectopic pregnancy, Zhang said.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 3 July 2022
  • One patient with an ectopic pregnancy said her care was delayed so long that her fallopian tubes ruptured.
    — Kerry Meagher, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The complaint said doctors found signs of a tubal ectopic pregnancy but discharged her and instructed her to return in two days.
    — Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Mifepristone’s labeling says it should not be used in cases of ectopic pregnancy.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 1 Nov. 2022
  • There is virtually no chance for a successful ectopic pregnancy, and there’s a high risk to the mother’s life.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 May 2022
  • However, Mayo said that his reading of the law allows for the use of methotrexate to treat an ectopic pregnancy.
    — Charlotte Huff, Dallas News, 11 May 2022
  • Tessa was carrying an ectopic pregnancy, which occurs when an egg is growing outside the uterus.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
  • To make matters worse, Kalipeni said she was hospitalized at two months with an ectopic pregnancy that had ruptured.
    — Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 9 July 2022
  • One of the warning signs of an ectopic pregnancy is severe pelvic pain, particularly on one side of the abdomen.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The children's book author and book club founder first opened up about her ectopic pregnancy on the morning show in 2019.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
  • However, no deaths, cases requiring surgery, or ectopic pregnancies were recorded over the course of the study.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 8 Sep. 2017
  • What the new ruling preserves is my ability to help a pregnant person if their ectopic pregnancy ruptures.
    — Pauline Wiltz, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
  • But most perplexing of all is the suggestion that ectopic pregnancies can be transplanted.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 29 Nov. 2019

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