Three consecutive ipsilateral tubal pregnancies in a nulliparous African woman: the role of conservative treatment.

A very rare case of three consecutive ipsilateral tubal pregnancies, in a 31 year old nulliparous Malawian woman is presented. The three pregnancies occurred over a four year period between 1989 and 1993, and were treated at three different hospitals in Malawi and Britain. The first two were treated conservatively by "milking" the ectopic out in Malawi and Britain respectively while the third was treated by partial salpingectomy in Malawi. All three were confirmed clinically, ultrasonographically, at surgery and histopathologically. The rarity of such a condition, the role and value of conservative treatment of tubal pregnancy in Africa, especially in the light of the probable aetiological and/or predisposing factors are discussed.