ABSTRACT

CASE 1.2 – I am 8 weeks pregnant and have pain and bleeding. A 34-year-old woman presents with a history of 6 weeks of amenorrhoea, abdominal pain and slight vaginal bleeding. She stopped the oral contraceptive pill 2 years ago in order to conceive, and she recently booked an appointment to see her doctor because she was concerned that she was infertile. She has previously had an appendectomy and pelvic infl ammatory disease (PID). Recently she has been feeling dizzy. A home pregnancy test is positive.