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[quote=Anonymous]I'm so sorry this happened to your sister and it's lovely to have a sister like you looking for information for her - it's exhausting to do yourself! The next time she gets pregnant will probably be brutal until it's confirmed in utero. Ditto what others have said above - so many mental and physical risks with IVF that if she can get pregnant naturally she's statistically more likely to have a healthy pregnancy than not. Can she potentially have another ectopic? Yes. I'm currently in that boat hoping to find it in utero post ectopic! But I keep telling myself that statistically, it's more likely to be a healthy normal pregnancy (especially at her young age!!!). But there are also risks of ectopic with IVF - which is weird because it's like don't they put it directly in the uterus?! They're supposed to but it doesn't always happen that way - sometimes it can continue out right into the tube. Now I would think after multiple ectopics the statistics might swing to being in favor of IVF but not after one (at least that's what I was told!) especially if she has both of her tubes. There is a test called an HSG that most fertility specialists require if you want to work with them. It checks to see if your tubes are "open" or closed. A lot of people recommend doing that to be sure your tubes are open post ectopic. I actually had an HSG right before my ectopic and it showed everything was clear. The paperwork you sign does say that you understand an HSG procedure could increase your risk of ectopic. I had two in utero pregnancies before this. Did that cause it? Who knows! But I just had an ultrasound before trying to conceive again and they said they didn't see any significant scarring or anything that would lead them to believe there were major issues or reasons for an HSG. Who knows! But I keep reminding myself that our bodies are designed to procreate and hoping for the best! If your sister didn't have any of the risk factors associated with ectopic (smoking, infections, IUI/IVF, birth control, etc.) it could have totally been a fluke. That's what I'm hoping for![/quote]

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