ectopic pregnancy or ovarian cyst

July 16, 2008

Just two days ago I had an ultrasound done because I have have been having severe stomach and back pain. As the tech was performing the internal ultrasound she said she thought she saw an ectopic pregnancy but needed a doctor to confirm it. The doctor did confirm it to be an ectopic pregnancy, so I was admitted to the hospital. They performed a blood pregnancy which came back negative so they then said it couldn't be an actopic pregnancy but instead it was a debris filled ovarian cyst. Is this something that is easily confused in an ultrasound. I am worried because I know that ectopic pregnancies are very dangerous.

July 16, 2008

If the pregnancy test cam back negative, then not likely to be an ectopic, and yes, many ultrasound findings can mimick the appereance of ectopics