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Pregnancy, Bleeding (cont.)

Follow-up

If you have been treated for ectopic pregnancy and have increased pain or any weakness or dizziness, you should call an ambulance or have someone take you to a hospital's emergency department immediately.

  • You may be placed on bed rest with instructions to place nothing into the vagina.

  • Do not douche, use tampons, or have sexual intercourse until the bleeding stops.

  • Follow-up care with your gynecologist should be arranged within 1-2 days.

  • Women who have had a molar pregnancy need regular, long-term follow-up and repeat measurements of beta-hCG to ensure that no cancer will develop.


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