A Case Study on Ruptured Tubal Pregnancy

Mrs. A, 28 years old women presenting with abnormal menstruation without a period of amenorrhoea with severe abdominal pain, vomiting and fainting attacks was diagnosed to have ruptured left tubal ectopic pregnancy by the ultrasound and β hCG values. She has undergone emergency laparoscopy with left salpingectomy. After a year she had recurrent tubal pregnancy on the right side. She received treatment with Inj.Methotreaxate, by which her right tube was preserved and was discharged in a good condition. The case illustrates the need for careful history taking and for considering ectopic pregnancy in reproductive age group women, who have abnormal menstruation.