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What causes ectopic pregnancy?
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Damage to the tubes: Ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy that implants somewhere outside the uterus. Most often, it is in the tube but ectopics can happen on the ovary or attach to the bowel, or bladder. Usually the tubes are damaged in some way from infection, endometriosis, or a variety of other reasons.
Answered 2/13/2016
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Egg not in uterus: The fertilized egg fails to move into uterus and starts to grow inside fallopian tuble. This leads to ectopic pregnancy.
Answered 10/17/2016
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