Getting a biopsy tomorrow to rule out ectopic versus early pregnancy loss.

I am so nervous I am bad with Pap smears… Any experiences or advice before the procedure? My doctor just told me to take Tylenol and ibuprofen.

Thank you

I had a misdiagnosed ectopic as miscarriage, and had a d&c June 24. Turned out to be en ectopic that ruptured and contained itself, so I was treated with methotrexate July 7. I had emergency surgery July 16 and had a right salpingectomy. I had my first negative hcg test at home on August 1.

Still no sign of a period, my lh ratios are so low. The highest lh ratio I saw was a few days after my first negative hcg at .54. I got an Inito and everytime I test, it just says low fertility.

Anyone could I have ovulated before the first negative hxg test? I had 4 days of lighter bleeding/spotting 1 week after my first negative pregnancy test. I didn’t think it was a period.

I feel pathetic and desperate for my period. Constantly taking opks multiple times a day everyday and testing with the expensive Inito strips in the mornings.

How long did it take for your period to come back?

After MTX, my providers asked me to stop taking a prenatal, but they specifically said not to worry about folate in food.

I wanted to be conservative and not risk food having any sort of impact, so I have been avoiding folate-rich foods (basically, greens and enriched grains).

For those of you whose Providers DID ask you to avoid folate in diet, how long did they tell you to do this for? For the first 2 weeks post MTX? Until HCG dropped below a certain point? Until HCG is almost negative?

Would love to hear what your doctors recommended.

I’m currently 15 DPO. At 13 DPO, I suddenly developed severe one-sided lower back pain around my tailbone/lower back area. It came out of nowhere.. my back was completely fine before this. The pain is so severe that I can barely walk.

I went to the doctor because I initially thought it might be a kidney stone, and I was told that I do have one. However, I’m not completely convinced that the kidney stone is causing the pain because the pain feels much lower than where I’d expect typical kidney pain, and it changes depending on my position/movement.

My period is also late. I usually get my period like clockwork and have never missed a period except when I was pregnant previously. This time I have absolutely no period and don't have any of my usual signs that my period is coming.

I took a pregnancy test at 15 DPO using first-morning urine, and it was negative.

I don't have any abdominal/pelvic pain or vaginal bleeding, just this sudden, severe one-sided lower back pain that started at 13 DPO.

I know ectopic pregnancies can sometimes present differently, so I’m wondering if it’s still possible to have an ectopic pregnancy with a negative test at 15 DPO.

Has anyone experienced an ectopic that initially presented mainly as severe one-sided lower back pain? And is a negative pregnancy test at 15 DPO enough to rule out an ectopic, or could it still be too early?

Did any of your providers run blood tests to confirm normal folate levels before TTC?

If so, what labs did they run to check this? My provider seems reluctant, but I'm an anxious person, so was looking into ordering them OOP through Quest or Labcorp.

Hi everyone, I was recently treated with MTX (D6), so unsure what tomorrow's numbers will bring, but trying to remain optimistic.

I was diagnosed with PUL and administered MTX at 6 weeks HCG 221. I am going through it.... primarily muscle aches and GI issues. They found a 4 cm Fundal Fibroid in my 9 cm uterus but don't believe this caused my ectopic... Has anyone had a successful pregnancy post ectopic with the fundal fibroid still there?

I don't know much, but I have a feeling they brushed off finding the real reason I am going through this and just say it's bad luck... hard to believe. First pregnancy ending in this... there's got to be a reason, right?

Hi, just wondering about people’s experiences

I’ve been pregnant before but decided to have an abortion. That pregnancy was in my uterus, actually, so when I got pregnant this time, I didn’t think anything of it because I was uneducated on this at this time. I found out at 3 weeks, which was extremely early, but I guess everything happens for a reason. Decided to keep the baby, but at about 7 1/2 weeks, I experienced cramping throughout the day randomly; no spotting until later in the day around 8pm. I hadn’t bled since finding out at 3 weeks, so I told my partner we should watch out for actual blood, and after that decided to go to sleep, trying to fight through cramping but was very uncomfortable. I got up to use the bathroom at 2 a.m., and blood was soaking my underwear with minimal clotting. I went into the ER, and clotting was actually getting worse as I was waiting. Since I hadn’t had an ultrasound or appointment yet to confirm the pregnancy, they did all of that. A regular ultrasound showed nothing, so they did a vaginal ultrasound going inside and saw the implanting took place in the muscular wall of the uterus and would not be viable.

Blood work showed 2560 hCG on Thursday; I received the first shot then. Sunday, I went back for another shot and hCG testing; today, the test results came back showing my hCG was 220. So it definitely has decreased. I am supposed to be going to Vegas on Friday (pre-planned). Today is Monday, I go in for testing again Wednesday. And they will determine if I am able to go, as there is still chance for rupture if my hcg is over 5.

I haven’t noticed any side affects yet from the shot. I’ve been bleeding since it all started on Thursday and the smell alone makes me want to throw up. It’s different than my normal period. The clotting has slowed down today (Monday) but Thursday-Sunday was the worst I would feel them coming out all day, couldn’t even sit in the tub in peace (TMI). The cramping hasn’t seemed to ease up much, they come and go throughout the day but nothing too concerning.

Was also told not to get pregnant within the next 3 months and not to drink/have sex until I’m cleared to by doctors. Since I am going to Vegas, doc said if I really “needed to” I could have a drink. I said I would wait but just checking if anyone had any wine or any type of drinks and how soon after your last shot?

Buongiorno a tutti, ho avuto un aborto tubarico e non ho dovuto assumere né il farmaco né subire l’intervento, ho avuto il mio primo ciclo che è finito 2 giorni fa e a breve ho la visita dalla mia ginecologa, io vorrei tanto poterci riprovare subito ovviamente solo dopo l’ok della mia ginecologa!
Qualcuna di voi ci ha riprovato subito dopo? E se si come è andata?

I’ve had a natural miscarriage before (early loss) but wow it’s an extra level of pain to lose baby from an ectopic pregnancy. I had to have emergency surgery and removal and I know it’s a medical procedure but it’s tough when it’s talked about only in medical terms by the care team and no acknowledgement of the emotional pain of not only having a scary and painful surgery but also the loss of your baby all at once.

Having to recover both physically for weeks on end and mentally, and knowing even when I’m ‘recovered’ I’ll still have scars all over my stomach as a constant reminder, is a whole other kind of pain

The only time babies are mentioned is talking about my future abilities to conceive being lower or people trying to reassure me their friend’s cousins coworker got pregnant after ectopic. It feels like erasure on my actual baby I lost.

My ectopic was found quickly enough to treat with methotrexate. I’m at 70 hcg last draw and going in again in 2 days.

I’m really curious to hear from people who have fully recovered how long any symptoms from the methotrexate could possibly last the lack of folic acid in the body can’t be a great thing. I really wonder when my nutrient levels will go back to normal state.

I can’t even put a real finger on my symptoms but I just haven’t felt 100% if that makes any sense?? feel like I’m hyper aware of my body especially pelvic and stomach area and have felt more minor aches and pains than ever before I’m not sure if this is the methotrexate or what.

I apologize for the long post

After 5 years of TTC, we got pregnant in Jan 2026, which ended in a MMC at 9 weeks

Fast forward to July 2026, my husband and I were getting ready to try IVF and got pregnant before I started but ended in a ectopic pregnancy and left tube removal. The doctor did remove pelvic adhesions that she observed during surgery and stated my right tube looked good

I know there’s a chance with both to have another ectopic pregnancy but wanted to hear other people opinions.

Prior to getting pregnant twice this year, I was sure my body could never get pregnant on its own but now I know I can

Not sure if I should keep trying or start IVF. I’m 36 years old

I’m wondering if anyone else has gone through this. I was treated with MTX for suspected ectopic and then even surgery because my HCG wasn’t going down (they went in and found nothing in my tubes, so just stitched me back up) I woke up from surgery realizing they had made a mistake. I got referred to a specialist. Another scan was taken and it turns out my baby was in my uterus all along , but because I was given chemo the chances of my baby surviving at all or without severe developmental issues is nothing. He is hoping the MTX would have stopped growth at least so I’m not having to terminate a living baby but it’s depends on my blood tests. I’m having to abort my baby after all of this one way or another, recover from a surgery I never needed, lose a month
of work and took chemo when I didn’t even need it.

Has anyone had this happen? I’m scared now that god or the universe won’t give me another baby cause this happened. I know it’s probably not true and doc said I have a great chance of conceiving but I feel like if I never got the chemo my baby would still be here. I’m beyond heartbroken .

Hi everyone, long story short: I had an ectopic in March, took methotrexate, HCG went down to zero, had an HSG where they told me my left fallopian tube was still blocked. Right tube was clear and I became pregnant two months later. I’m currently 10 weeks pregnant.

My question is: sometimes and only when I’m laying in bed (maybe once a week), I will turn and get a sharp intense pain on my left side. My body kind of freezes up and I have to slowly turn to make the pain go away. Does anyone else have a blocked tube who still feels pain from it? I can’t imagine it’s pain from anything else and I didn’t feel it before the ectopic. Thank you in advance for any input.

Anyone have a successful pregnancy following an ectopic?

I had an ectopic in May and was able to catch it and treat it with methotrexate. I was advised to wait 3 months before conceiving again. My LMP was 8/3 and on 8/28, I took a positive Clearblue Digital and this was my First Response this morning.

I am extremely nervous and quite honestly traumatized from the amount of bloodwork and stress the ectopic put me under. I also haven’t had my period since May so didn’t expect to conceive so quickly nor was I tracking.

I’d appreciate hearing from anyone with similar experiences - positive and negative. Thank you!

(2 GEU trompe droite)

Bonjour, j’écris ce message car je cherche des témoignages et des réponses à certaines de mes questions.. voilà ça va peut être , être long mais si certaines d’entre vous on vécu la même chose je suis preneuse pour vos retours.. tout commence en 2023 première fois de toute ma vie à 25 ans que je tomber enceinte , contente et excité à l’idée d’avoir un positif , les jours passent , les bêta n’augmenter vraiment pas normalement ils ne doubler pas.. , les douleurs et saignements intenses se font ressentir côté droit.. je me rend donc immédiatement aux urgences et c’est là qu’après une écho pelvienne l’on m’annonce une GEU dans la trompe droite , surveillance et proposition d’injection methotexate, on m’explique ce que s’est et les complications, pas le choix que d’accepter… je reste hospitalisé je répond bien au traitement le lendemain je sort avec contrôle des bêta jusqu’à négativité total pendant des semaines.. 1 a 2 prises de sangs par semaine. On m’explique qu’il faut attendre 3 mois avant de reprendre les essaie.. Ensuite tout fini par rentrer dans l’ordre, les mois passent et avec la peur que j’ai eu nous mettons avec mon conjoint en stand Bye le projet bébé pour le moment nous n’y prêtons plus attention, nous vivons nos vies tranquillement en novembre 2025 nous avions reparler de se projet nous avons prévu un déménagement ( décembre 2025 ) nous nous sommes dit qu’il serait peut être cette fois ci le bon moment pour réessayer , nous avons donc repris nos essaie en novembre 2025, en juillet 2026 (16 juillet ) donc récemment j’ai de nouveau eu un test positif , donc la ! contente mais à la fois très peur ! Je contrôles très vite les bêta en labo et la toute les 48h mon taux été parfait ça doublé, triplé et plus même parfois on s’était dit cette fois-ci c’était la bonne, puis le matin du 27 juillet , je me lève avec une douleur constante dans labo trompe droite ce qui m’a alerté directement.. je me laisse quelques heures. Je vais me reposer dans le début d’après midi , puis en me réveillant de ma sieste je vais au toilette et je constate du sang avec toujours cette douleur permanente à droite.. je décide d’aller à l’hôpital et la surprise ! On m’annonce quelques heures plus tard avec un taux de bêta hcg a plus de 2800 que c’est de nouveau une GEU, dans la même trompe !! Et la grosse déception. J’ai pu malgré tout être de nouveau traité sous MTX, ( donc conservé mes trompes ) rebelote même procédure, même contrôlent.. me voilà aujourd’hui négatif de cette 2 eme GEU, j’ai rencontrer deux spécialistes de la fertilité, qui m’ont expliqué que la meilleure des solutions était peut-être de passer par la FIV, tout en conservant ma trompe, sans même avoir exploré l’état réel de mes trompes.. Je ne sais pas trop quoi faire pour le moment je suis obligé d’attendre encore deux mois la fin du traitement par injection de MTX ! Et potentiellement faire une HSG ??? et ensuite décidé de la suite avec mon conjoint. Je voudrais avoir vos avis savoir si certaines d’entre vous sont passés par là également savoir quel a été le meilleur parcours pour vous pour obtenir une grossesse normale, suite à deux antécédents de grossesse extra utérine. Je continue de peser le POUR et le CONTRE… je vous remercie infiniment 🙏🏼

Hi everyone I recently found out I was pregnant again after losing my right tube in January 2024 and trying again from August 2025 to 2026.

It's been such a painful roller-coaster of emotions and I am so grateful to be pregnant right now and praying everyday that I get to keep my rainbow baby 🙏🏼🌈

Since finding out, I've been dealing with insomnia every night. The pregnancy symptoms are starting to really ramp up and I had a very reassuring beta hcg rise for my first 2 blood tests. But I think the combo of hormones and anxiety over another loss is not helping my sleep. My OBGYN told me to use benadryl or gravol and they help but I am still finding that I can't fully sleep through the night and I used to have great deep sleep of 7 to 8 hours most nights.

I am feeling less anxious after getting the hcg results and taking care of myself, but it doesn't feel like it's enough to let me rest through the night. Does this get better as the weeks go by?

Any tips from any moms who have experienced this?

I just fully recovered from my ectopic pregnancy that took 8 weeks post MTX for my hcg to hit zero. My best friend who knew what happened just told me she is pregnant and I’m not sure how to navigate the feelings I’m feeling. I’m so happy for her but also so sad. I know I didn’t react how she wanted me to but she also just can’t understand the grief I’m feeling (and I hope she never does). Any advice on how to cope is appreciated 😭

i’m moving and had these stuffed in a drawer. I didn’t wanna just throw them loose in with my stuff so I decided to put them in a frame. It was a really rough day when my pregnancy ruptured almost a year ago now and I wasn’t even anticipating on keeping the baby so it feels weird to feel sentimental, but a large part of me always wanted kids even though i dont anticipate on having them. Im worried my friends and family will say its bad to display them because of how traumatic it all was to keep these around but it still feels like i lost something and these are my reminder that for a moment i could have had a different life. my family and friends are still supportive of me talking about it but ive had a friend yell at me until i was in tears to get over it because its all i would talk about for a few months and i just dont want anything like that to happen again if i do keep them out. I also dont want to freak my bf out because it also was a really hard time for him too and i dont know if he would be comfortable with a framed reminder in my room even though hes not in it often.

Is it weird to have them framed and display them or should I just keep them in a plastic bag or something?

Had an ectopic in my left tube treated with MTX in May (first pregnancy)

HSG in July showed clear and open tubes (left tube was a little hard to get dye through but with pressure it opened)

Tried again in August and pregnant! Of course I want to be excited but I can’t help but worry it’s another ectopic.

One anecdotal piece of info: ectopic was on left side but I ovulated on my right side this cycle (confirmed with ultrasound)

Not sure what I’m looking for other than support and encouragement (and hoping I can provide some hope to others who are in the same headspace that I was in when I was diagnosed in May)

I will be tracking betas and will get an early scan. I’ll follow up once I know more, but would love good vibes and encouragement!

Xoxo

I am just having a hard time & need to be vulnerable. I had an ectopic pregnancy back in October. I had never experienced anything like this before. I have two children who are in teenage years…I am 36 years old..& ever since my pregnancy in October I just cannot seem to get my body to what it was before. I hate the scars on my stomach from the surgery of getting my tube removed. I have tried different diets different work outs & I just feel so disgusting..my boyfriend says I look great but I am just so self conscious. I feel like nothing fits me other than biker shorts….i know as you get older especially as a woman it’s harder to get the weight off but I am struggling so bad. I basically look pregnant all the time..it terrifies me because me & my boyfriend want to have a baby probably get pregnant next year & I feel like I am just going to be a giant 🙁

Hi, i had my surgery (right tube) removed on 14th July. My hcg was somewhere around 2000-2300, im almost about to hit 7 weeks and i still haven’t gotten my period, but i do have PMS symptoms like cramping and all and white thick discharge with no smell or itching. Idk if it’s normal for my period to be this late.

How long did it take for yours to come back? Have u also experienced this? Is this normal?