Medical & surgical: An ectopic pregnancy can be eliminated by surgical opening of the Fallopian tube and removal via Laparoscopy or sometimes manual extrusion, which may fail to work with follow up serial HCG's rising. Medical use of methotrexate requires an ectopic to be less than 8 weeks gestation. The danger is always imminent rupture & massive bleeding while waiting for the Rx to work which can be very dangerous.
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Methotrexate: Methotrexate is a medication which is taken as a tablet and can avoid the need for surgery. There are strict criteria to be suitable for this treatment option (such as the size of the pregnancy on scan, your blood pressure, how much pain you have, whether you live close to the hospital/clinic). An O&G specialist can advise you on this.
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