Ectopic Pregnancy
By Sarah Austin
What is ectopic pregnancy?
Ectopic pregnancy is when the fertilized egg stays in the fallopian tube and the egg attaches to one of the ovaries. This happens within the first few weeks of pregnancy, doctors usually find out in the 8th week. This pregnancy can be very sad. Instead of celebrating your pregnancy, you find out that your life is in danger.
Organizations
These organizations can help you understand more about ectopic pregnancy and they can support you through the whole process.
- The EPT
- American Pregnancy Association
- Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation
These are the best ones out there, they have many ways to help you.
The EPT
This organization has real patients tell their stories about what they went through. It has videos that you can watch to understand what all happens in ectopic pregnancy, it tells you how your body will react, and different questions that other women had with answers. Some events they hold are that every mouse click on their webpage donate $1 to the organization.
Website: http://www.ectopic.org.uk/
American Pregnancy Association
This association shows different concerns you might have, tells you what causes it, risks, and the different symptoms. It will also let you understand the next steps you will have to do after. They also have a page for women that just lost their baby, they can talk to others to help them get through the loss.
Website: http://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-complications/ectopic-pregnancy/
Etopic Pregnancy Foundation
It has many different stories of women who have gone through the same thing you have, poems, research doctors have done, and you can add your baby's name on the "In Memory of Our Baby's" page. This foundation has a page where you can also add different poems that can help other women.