Year: 2025 | Month: January | Volume: 15 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 203-206
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20250126
Spontaneous Conception of Heterotopic Pregnancy (A Rare Phenomenon) - A Case Report
Dr. Sangita Das Baidya1, Dr. Swapnil Shrestha Rai2
1Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Unakoti Hospital – The Hope, kailasahar Tripura,
2Senior Consultant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, IGM Hospital, Agartala
1Department of obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
IGM Hospital, Agartala, Tripura, India.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Sangita Das Baidya
ABSTRACT
Heterotopic pregnancy is the coexistence of an intrauterine and an ectopic gestation, occurring 1 in every 30,000 pregnancies [1]. In the modern era with the advancements in ART (Assisted Reproductive Technologies) there is an increased incidence of Heterotopic pregnancies, 9 in every 10,000 pregnancies [1], however the spontaneous occurrence of the same does still remain a rare phenomenon making it difficult to diagnose and not giving rise to clinical suspicion in the absence of common risk factors. Here we present a 27 years old lady with a Heterotopic pregnancy with no risk factors as mentioned, who presented in a state of shock, diagnosed with an intrauterine dead embryo of 8weeks 5 days and a ruptured left sided ectopic gestation. Salpingectomy and evacuation of the intrauterine product of conception was performed. Early diagnosis and a precise reporting in the Ultrasound decrease the mortality.
Key words: Heterotopic pregnancy, Ectopic pregnancy, ART, Salpingectomy.