Question

A primigravida is admitted to the emergency department with a sharp, shooting pain in the lower abdomen and vaginal spotting. A ruptured tubal pregnancy is diagnosed. During what week of gestation does this condition most commonly occur?

a. Sixth
b. Twelfth
c. Sixteenth
d. Eighteenth

Answer 1

A) Sixth

Step-by-step explanation:

The ruptured tubal pregnancy is the sign or symptom of the ectopic pregnancy caused when the pregnancy or implantation takes place in the fallopian tube outside the uterus.

When the implantation occurs in the fallopian tube, it leads to the rupture of the fallopian tube which causes the internal bleeding, vaginal bleeding and pain and is life-threatening.

The symptoms of the ectopic pregnancy are observed during the first weeks of pregnancy or gestation that is between the sixth to tenth week of gestation.

Thus, option-A is the correct answer.