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ectopic

[ek-top-ik] / ɛkˈtɒp ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
displaced
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One of the biggest challenges to reducing ectopic pregnancy deaths nationwide is the lack of awareness, research and data.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Doctors can also assess whether the pregnancy is likely ectopic through blood tests over multiple days.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

The United Kingdom’s response to a similar spike in ectopic deaths during the pandemic shows just how much the U.S. is failing to do.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

“A death related to ectopic pregnancy should really be a never event,” said Dr. Alice Abernathy, an OB-GYN in Philadelphia.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Illnesses have always run through his family—his father died years ago after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, his aunt died from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy, and so on—but Vin believed he was better, stronger.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera


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