For the first time, I’m participating in the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge! The concept is simple: Each day in April I’ll be blogging on a topic starting with the letter of the day, beginning with A and progressing to Z by the end of the month. Posts will be short and will relate to my chosen theme: my new coming of age story, Rightfully Ours, released April 1.
E is for Ectopic Pregnancy
I’m no stranger to pregnancy complication and loss, having experienced pre-eclampsia, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), and multiple miscarriages, but I’ve not experienced an ectopic pregnancy. In Rightfully Ours, one of the characters reveals that a loved one was lost due to this pregnancy complication.
In an ectopic pregnancy, the baby begins to develop inside the fallopian tube rather than in the uterus. This can cause the tube to rupture, which is fatal for the baby in its embryonic stage, but also poses a danger to the mother. The tube’s rupture can cause heavy internal bleeding and may lead to shock.
While ectopic pregnancies cannot be prevented, it’s worth noting that certain factors can increase a woman’s risk of experiencing an ectopic pregnancy, including the use of intrauterine devices (IUDs).
Whatever the cause of pregnancy loss, grief is a natural and normal part of the process. My sympathy and prayers go to those who have lost their precious little ones.
I have heard of this and one of my relatives had this complication… This can cause that fallopian tube to be removed itself if i am not wrong and they would have to depend solely on the other tube right?
E for Egg
Yes, from what I understand, the fallopian tube may be damaged surgically in attempting to treat the condition.
A friend of mine suffered this kind of complication and subsequent miscarriage. That her fertility was essentially cut in half afterwards made this especially devastating. Thanks for shedding light on this issue in your fiction.
It does make it doubly difficult, losing not only one pregnancy but the possibility of others. Thanks for stopping by!
Never a good thing.
Nice to meet you. Glad you decided to do the A to Challenge this year.
A Piece of Uganda
Thanks for stopping by!
Have heard about this and have seen many cases of it. It’s really a traumatic thing to happen to any expectant mother.
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Team MocktailMommies
Collage Of Life
It is. I imagine it’s especially difficult if it’s a first pregnancy.
Wow, sorry to hear about all of the complications you’ve had! And glad to hear this is not one of them, as it can be very dangerous.
Interesting choice for E!
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Isa-Lee Wolf
A Bit 2 Read
@IsaLeeWolf
Thank you! Four healthy babies, so the complications were all managed well in the end.
I had heard of ectopic pregnancy before, but it wasn’t well explained so I still had no idea what it was. Sad to have happen.
~Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
Story Dam
Patricia Lynne, Indie Author
Yes. There’s never a happy resolution.
A friend had an ectopic pregnancy and survived it only because she had a dinner date with a friend, who arrived at her apartment and found her passed out on the floor. She was okay, but couldn’t get pregnant despite many tries, and eventually adopted a baby boy. A happy ending.
Wow. Thank God for that dinner date. Thanks for stopping by.
It is a dreadful thing to experience, I imagine. 🙁
My “theme” – A Thirty-Word Story, revealing one word of the story each day of the challenge.
#AtoZChallenge The Letter E