Ectopic pregnancy- wondering about fertility after?

cmcmillan0510 · October 2010

Hi everyone,

I have never posted a thread before & really wish I didn't have anything to be writing in about....but, on Monday my 7 week pregnancy was diagnosed as ectopic & I had to get the methotrexate chemotherapy shot to end it. It's been a horrible and emotional week, but today I am now gripped with fear- will we ever be able to get pregnant again?? I know this isn't a question anyone can answer for me & only time will tell as my body heals from the mess & pain. But, I think I would feel better if I heard some stories from others who've been through this. Good or bad, I'd like to know- where are you today? Did you get pregnant again, if so, was it viable or another ectopic? Also, how long did you have to wait to try again?

This is such a sad thing & I'm so sorry for all of you who have been through this before...thanks for any support you can give.

boymommy07 · October 2010

Hi, I am so sorry for your loss. I too went through this back on Sept 7th. I was 7.5 weeks into my pregnancy. Previously to this i had a miscarriage on Feb 18th at 8 weeks. I to have many questions like you and wish to find a success story. I lost my right tube and a small portion of my uterus on the top right side. I had a cornual ectopic pregnancy which they say is one of the rarest and yet most dangerous. My dr said I needed to wait 6 months to a year before i started trying again. To say the least I am still not discharged to full living activities until i see him back on the 20th. So you see I know what you are going through and understand how you feel. I dont think this blog has many occurrences of ectopic pregnancies because i didnt get much response when i posted my situation but all the ladies are very sweet and sympathetic to our situation. If you would like to talk pls feel free to message me , for I have been looking for someone that can understand me and what i am feeling. I know things will turn out good for us , take care.

ctgirlingermany · October 2010

I can't respond to your question, as I just went through this myself. I just wanted to say that I am very sorry for your loss and sorry to hear that you are going through this.

Schibesosu · October 2010

I also just went through an ectopic about two months ago where I lost my right tube. I can not answer your question either as I just went through it, but as everyone else has said everyone here is very helpful and I know of a handful of people who have ectopics and successfully went to to have viable pregnacies.

Izabella22 · October 2010

I'm so sorry for your loss. I am currently going through a cervical ectopic m/c, I had the methotrexate shot last night, it really is just horrible. This is my 2nd m/c, first ectopic.

shanna82 · October 2010

I'm so sorry for your loss. I haven't had an ectopic pg, but I know someone IRL who has and she even lost one of her tubes. She ended up getting pg 2 months later and she is due in December and everything is going great.

Katie13 · October 2010

I hope it's ok if I chime in. I'm an example of success after ectopic. My ectopic was my 3rd mc and I ended up needing emergency surgery to prevent the tube from rupture. I found out later (in an HSG) that the tube was blocked. We dont know if the blockage caused the ectopic, or the ectopic caused the blockage.

My next pregnancy (#4) finally was successful for me and my daughter was born. I got pregnant one more time successfully as well and my son turns two at the end of this month..

It didn't even really take me any longer to conceive on the 4th/5th pregnancy either, and that was definitely with only one viable tube..

So there IS hope for you - Hang in there and get through this and your luck CAN turn around.

Hugs!

Pamela05 · October 2010

I had problems other than just the ectopic, but I lost a tube to an ectopic. After that I actually got pregnant one month that I ovulated on the "wrong" side and it was apparently swept up by the opposite tube. Unfortunately that one did not make it because of my other issues. Thankfully we figured out the other issues and I'm now expecting a healthy boy. It's scary when it's happening, but you still have great chances to carry a baby with no complications.

kellie7 · October 2010

my dr. discovered my pg was a cornual ectopic on the 8th. i got a metho shot and my levels are decreasing. *hopefully* my last round of blood work will be on the 20th. my dr. said i had no reason to be concerned for future pregnancies and that i can try again after 2 cycles. i don't seem to have any reason for the ectopic. it just "landed in the wrong place" is how my dr. put it.

my MIL had 4 pregnancies. 1st she carried to full term but then the baby died within a few days. i'm not really sure what that was about. she doesn't talk about it. 2nd was ectopic. it ruptured and she had to have a tube removed. 3rd was my husband and 4th was his sister. so, i think it is very possible to have healthy pregnancies after an ectopic

unfortunately, we just need to recognize that it can happen again, but through early detection, we can avoid rupturing a tube and causing further damage. after 1 ectopic, your dr. will monitor future pregancies very early on to look for another ectopic.

cmcmillan0510 · October 2010

Thanks to everyone who responded, I really appreciate your support, kind words, and stories to hear about what has happened with other people that had ectopic pregnancies.

I hope things get easier soon....unfortunately, you all are here too & know what I am talking about.

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