… passing through a damaged tube, causing the egg to implant and grow in the tube.
Things that make you more likely to have fallopian tube damage and an ectopic pregnancy include:
> Smoking – The more you smoke, the higher your risk of an ectopic pregnancy.
> Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) – This is often the result of an infection such as chlamydia or gonorrhea.
> Endometriosis – which can cause scar tissue in or around the fallopian tubes.
> DES – Being exposed to the chemical DES before you were born.
Papoose explains that watching his wife break down makes him break down too, but he has to be strong for her. “I have to be the rock for her… We’re gonna get through it, we’ve just got to take it one day at a time. Regardless of what we have to do, we’re gonna get through it together.”
Papoose turns to his wife and says, “Down the line, we’ll have a child, one way or another. Even if we don’t, we still gonna have each other. It’s greater later.”