Ectopic pregnancy
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When a fertilized egg (embryo) implants outside the womb (usually in one of the fallopian tubes).
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Fallopian tubesThe pair of hollow tubes leading from the womb to the fimbriae near the ovaries. Each month one ovary releases an egg, which moves down the fallopian tube into the womb. The…
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EmbryoA fertilized egg.
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Bicornuate uterus (womb)A heart-shaped uterus. Usually the uterus would be pear-shaped.
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Womb (also known as Uterus)The organ where a baby develops during pregnancy. Made of muscle, it is hollow, stretchy and about the size and shape of an upside-down pear. It sits between the bladder and the…