Canadian woman, 33, is found with fetus growing in her LIVER in a highly rare ectopic pregnancy after going to see doctor about menstrual bleeding
- A woman in Canada had a baby growing inside her liver in a highly rare ectopic pregnancy, physicians discovered
- The 33-year-old woman went to see the doctor due to menstrual bleeding, said pediatrician Dr Michael Narvey, who shared the case on TikTok
- In this type of pregnancy, a fertilized egg becomes implanted somewhere other than inside the main cavity of the uterus
- This commonly happens in the fallopian tubes, but is almost heard of in the liver
- ‘This is a first for me,’ Narvey said, describing the case
A woman in Canada was found with a fetus growing inside her liver in a highly rare ectopic pregnancy, physicians discovered.
The 33-year-old woman went to see the doctor due to menstrual bleeding, explained pediatrician Dr Michael Narvey, who shared the case on TikTok.
In this type of pregnancy, a fertilized egg becomes implanted somewhere other than inside the main cavity of the uterus.
This commonly happens in the fallopian tubes, but it’s almost unheard of in the liver.
‘This is a first for me,’ Narvey said, describing the case.
In a typical ectopic pregnancy, a fertilized egg will implant in a fallopian tube – an organ that carries eggs from the ovaries to the uterus – instead of in the uterus itself, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Sometimes, however, such pregnancies may occur further outside the uterus – like in the abdomen.
Outside the uterus, fertilized eggs are unable to survive and grow properly, making ectopic pregnancies dangerous for both mothers and babies.
These pregnancies are relatively common, with about one in every fifty pregnancies in the U.S. being ectopic, according to Verywell.
Ectopic pregnancy in the abdomen is significantly rarer than ectopic pregnancy in the fallopian tubes.
Only 14 cases had been reported worldwide in the 35 years before November 1999, according to a report in Intractable and Rare Diseases Research.
As a result, pediatrician Dr Michael Narvey, at the Children’s Research Institute of Manitoba in Canada, was surprised by the case of an ectopic pregnancy occurring in a woman’s liver.
