Pregnancy Symptoms and Signs

The term ectopic pregnancy is more appropriate than the term ekstrauterin which is still widely used. Among ectopic pregnancies, the highest incidence in the area tuba, particularly in the ampulla and isthmus. In rare cases, ectopic pregnancies are caused by the movement of eggs from the ovary of one side, into the opposite side of the oviduct.

The term comes from English ectopic, ectopic, with the root words from Greek topos meaning place. So the term can be interpreted ectopic "beyond the proper place. " If the ectopic pregnancy occurs abortion or rupture, in this case can be dangerous for pregnant women pregnancy is called an ectopic pregnancy is interrupted.