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Would doctors be able to detect ectopic pregnancy when doing surgical abortion for normal pregnancy?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Please Clarify: No. But, why? A person cannot be pregnant twice at the same time. Ectopic pregnancy happens outside of the uterus, thus it would not be diagnosed during a surgical procedure in the uterus.

Answered 2/1/2014

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