Hi im 21 yrs old and just days ago had an eptopic pregnancy,i had my right tube removed as they said it was in a bad way and i had alot of blood inside which could of killed me if been unnoticed days later. it really worried me as i come round the doctors was talking to me about IVF, i really didnt want to think about this as of my age any got me quiet depressed. I really dont no the fact and figuers and want to see a specialist. i just want support and peoples opinions. Have people had a baby naturally after? they have told me im a risk to have another eptopic if try naturaly but my other tube looked fine when they operated?i had a miscariage before and now this its took 2yrs to get this far i just feel lyk i cant carry them but i want it so bad. please help thanx really worried xx
hi hun
im sorry to hear about your losses. i had an ectopic in Jan and had my left tube removed. i also had a lot of blood loss etc… and the surgons words were ’ you are very lucky to be hear’. i then fell pregnant again at the end of feb and had a miscarriage. when i went for my early scan the nurse told me that i was at high risc of having a miscarriage due to it being so soon after surgery, because my body was not strong enough to support the pregnancy. she also said that people who have had an ectopic do have increased chances of having a repeate ectopic, but the chances are still very small. (i think that she said the chances were increased by 10 percent from that of someone who has not had one. but dont quote me on that i was not thinking about the numbers when i had my appointment lol)
so although your chances are increased they are still very low! my aunt had 1 norman pregnancy followed by 3 miscarriags 1 ectopic and then 4 normal pregnancys that were all successfull she now has five children. and there are many more people on hear that all have success stories!
before my ectopic i tried for 2 years for my son who is now 9 months old, and so far this year i have fallen twice. so ivf ect is not something you need to worry about. you can still ovulate from both overys and any eggs that are released will pass down your 1 remaining tube (sounds crazy but its true!)
i hope this helps you, and i wish you good luck for the future 
thats helped loads thankyou very much just needed other peoples thoughts to it xx#
Hi Vikki
So sorry to hear of your losses.
I had an ectopic in 2007 after having got pregnant after just 3 months of trying. It went undiagnosed for about 10 days by which time when i was finally admitted and had a scan, i had become an emergency. I went for a scan at 11.00am. By 12, i was back from the scan, gowned, having signed forms and down in surgery. I had to have 4 pints of blood and had my left tube removed. My surgeon said “it was a good job we got to you. It was a right mess in there” (not very sensitive but i can see his point). The surgeon said that the other tube looked fine. We waited for the 3 cycles before ttc again. It was very scary trying again because you always have the “what ifs” going on.
However we didn’t conceive until November 2008 and that was after going to a fertility consultant who gave me provera to start my periods off and then clomid to help me ovulate as my problem was that i wasn’t ovulating at the same time each month and so we couldn’t seem to conceive. We had early scans which showed the baby was in the right position and no ectopic was going to happen. That was one hurdle over. Would we make it to full term? Anyway, our daughter was born healthy at 38+2 weeks in July 2009 weighing 7lb 13oz
We wanted to have another child and again the thought of having another ectopic was always in the back of my mind. However, we started trying in a relaxed way (we had one child so if we had another, great. If not, well we’re blessed with one - these were our thoughts) and conceived in 2010. Early scans again showed the baby was in the right place and again our second daughter was born on her due date weighing 8lb 2oz.
Be encouraged that it is possible to conceive naturally with only one tube. And as leanne says, you do still ovulate from both ovaries and somehow the eggs go down the one remaining tube. It’s amazing really.
We are proof, as are many other ladies on here, that there is life and babies after an ectopic. So hang in there and keep hoping.
xx
I found out I was pregnant and received my green notes on the 19th novemeber. Me and my partner were over the moon. But I was then rushed into hospital in the early hours of the 20th in agony and had bleeding. After a scan it was confirmed that baby wasn’t in the womb. I was taken into surgery about 21 hours after being brought in. My right tube was removed through open surgery. I feel blessed because I already have a daughter from my previous relationship but this would have been my partners first,he’s 28 and would love to be a dad and I aswell as you hope I can conceive naturally next time round but there are so many what ifs and anxiety. It hasn’t even been 6 weeks since my surgery so its still so raw for us. I’m only 22 myself and I do hope I can have a few more children. This forum really has helped me. I hope it has helped you xx
Hi Kim,
So sorry you have suffered such a hideous experience. I too had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy and lost my right tube before conceiving two children naturally so I understand the worry you are going through.
I don’t have access to your individual medical notes but there is a very strong likelihood that you will be able to conceive naturally through your remaining Fallopian tube. The ovaries are not actually attached to the Fallopian tubes so an egg from either ovary can make its way down your remaining Fallopian tube.
Best wishes,
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