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Heterotopic pregnancies following natural conception; a review of four cases

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HETEROTOPIC PREGNANCIES FOLLOWING NATURAL CONCEPTION; A REVIEW OF FOUR CASES

 
Muhammad B. Aminu, Lamaran M. Dattijo, Aliyu U. Elnafaty

SUMMARY
The occurrence of spontaneous pregnancy (viable or not) in one or more sites other than the endometrial cavity at the same time is an unusual phenomenon. We aimed to draw attention to
the varied clinical manifestations and outcomes of heterotopic pregnancy (HP) amongst four consecutive patients who were managed in our facility over a two-year period. It is imperative
for all clinicians to have a high index of suspicion for HP when seeing a woman of reproductive age with suspected ectopic.

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