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                       ž Several treatment options exist when an ectopic pregnancy is identified.
¡ Methotrexate is a drug that can either be injected into the ectopic pregnancy or taken intramuscularly.
¡ Methotrexate destroys rapidly dividing cells, such as those found in an early pregnancy.
¡ This drug works well in most ectopic pregnancies when they are confined to the fallopian tube.
ž However, when the pregnancy is located within the cornua or cervix, an ultrasound-guided injection of potassium chloride into the embryo or gestational sac can be performed.
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