A case report of heterotopic pregnancy following spontaneous pregnancy

Abstract

Heterotopic pregnancy is a rare form of pregnancy and could accompany with maternal mortality and morbidity. Most of the cases have a history of assisted reproductive technology or other risk factors like history of ectopic pregnancy and pelvic inflammatory disease. In this article we report a case of heterotopic pregnancy in a 39 year old woman with spontaneous pregnancy and without any risk factor whose heterotopic pregnancy diagnosed before rupture of ectopic pregnancy and surgery.

Keywords

• Heterotopic pregnancy
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Pregnancy complications