Heterotopic pregnancy: a case report

dc.contributor.author	GUZHA, B
dc.contributor.author	Magwali, T.L.
dc.contributor.author	Guzha, B.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-02-05T12:26:55Z
dc.date.available	2016-02-05T12:26:55Z
dc.date.issued	2008-09
dc.identifier.citation	Magwali, T.L. and Guzha, B. (2008) Heterotopic pregnancy: a case report, Central African Journal of Medicine, vol. 54, nos. 9/12, pp. 53-55. Harare: CAJM.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0008-9176
dc.identifier.uri	https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/8901
dc.description	A CAJM journal article on heterotopic pregnancies.	en
dc.description.abstract	A heterotopic pregnancy is the presence of an intrauterine pregnancy together with another pregnancy or pregnancies in one or more extra-uterine sites.' It was first described by Duvemey in 1708.2 It is a rare complication of pregnancy with a quoted incidence of one in 30 000 pregnancies.The incidence of heterotopic pregnancy has, however, gone up due to the increasing use of assisted reproduction techniques. For women who have had assisted reproduction the incidence of heterotopic pregnancy is quoted as one in 100 pregnancies.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (UZ)	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/	en
dc.subject	Health	en
dc.title	Heterotopic pregnancy: a case report	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.rights.holder	University of Zimbabwe (UZ)	en

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