Once you and your doctor do discover that your pregnancy is tubal, it becomes necessary to remove the foetal tissue. Failure to do so has the potential to cause serious harm to or even the death of the mother.

Ectopic pregnancies are dangerous to the mother. They may cause future risk of ectopic pregnancies, cause infertility or decreased fertility, and may even cause excessive bleeding that can lead to the death of the mother.

Any situation that would make it more difficult for the egg to travel to the uterus increases the risk of a tubular pregnancy. Such circumstances might include a previous surgery on the fallopian tube or an infection or sexually transmitted disease that has resulted in a narrowing of the tube or scar tissue on the tube.

A tubular pregnancy, or tubal pregnancy, is also called an ectopic pregnancy, and it is a pregnancy in where the fertilized egg implants itself outside of the womb, in a fallopian tube, hence the common lay term tubal pregnancy.

If you are diagnosed with a tubular, a.k.a. tubal, a.k.a. ectopic, pregnancy, you have a couple of treatment options, but no matter which method is used, the ultimate result is the same. That is, removal of the foetal tissue.

A tubal pregnancy is also referred to as a tubular pregnancy or an ectopic pregnancy, and it is an abnormal pregnancy. In a normal pregnancy, the fertilized egg travels down the fallopian tube and attaches to the lining of the uterus where the cells get nutrients and have plenty of room to grow. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the egg does not reach the uterus and attaches itself to some other abdominal organ, which sometimes includes the cervix or an ovary.