progesterone levels often do not aid in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. A transvaginal ultrasound can confirm the presence of an intrauterine gestation by 5.5 weeks in almost all cases.

Ectopic pregnancy occurs in the fallopian tube in over 95% of cases. [3] Other locations for ectopic pregnancies are rare: abdominal, ovarian or cervical. The most common location in the fallopian ...

The maternal-fetal medicine [specialist] I went to immediately after my first midwife ultrasound ... allow exceptions for ...