• Title of article

    Spontaneous Heterotopic Pregnancy: Case Report and Literature Review

  • Author/Authors

    Behforouz ، Athena Preventative Gynecology Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Abbasi ، Hajar Preventative Gynecology Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

  • From page
    482
  • To page
    484
  • Abstract
    Heterotopic pregnancy, a rare form of pregnancy, can occur Simultaneously intrauterine and extrauterine. This can be a life-threatening condition and can be easily overlooked if undiagnosed. The patient was a 27-year-old woman, gravid3, para1, live1 and abortion1, at 10 weeks and 1 day by last menstrual period who went to the emergency room complaining of pain in the lower abdomen form 3 days ago. Pelvic ultrasound revealed both live intrauterine and extrauterine pregnancy by gestational age based on the Crown-rump length diameter, 9 weeks and 3 days with moderate to severe hemoperitoneum. The heterotopic pregnancy diagnosis is difficult and requires a high index of suspicion.
  • Keywords
    Ectopic pregnancy , Heterotopic pregnancy , Abdominal pain , Natural conception
  • Journal title
    Acta Medica Iranica
  • Journal title
    Acta Medica Iranica
  • Record number

    2756145