Cornual pregnancy - any chance for good outcome?

[lesiaTX]

I am 33 y.old. We were trying to get pregnant for 3 years. Finally I went to see a fertility doctor in October 2004. Before starting an ovulation induction we did a pregnancy test and it was positive. However, it turned to be an ectopic in my right tube. But we caught it in time, so laparoscopy was done and my right tube was repaired. A few months later we did HSG which showed that my right tube is fine. In February I went for ovulation induction with gonadotropins and got pregnant. Hormones are rising fine, but ultrasound on the 5th week gestational showed right cornual pregnancy. Now I am going to ultrasound every week (I am 6 weeks gestational). My doctor tells me that I still have a good chance to have this pregnancy as successful, but there is a chance of life-threatening uterine rupture.  When I am trying to read about corneal pregnancy, all I can find is info on ruptured uterine wall or laparoscopy about removing it. Did anybody have a positive outcome of corneal pregnancy?

[hope9999]

I was diagnosed with a cornual pregnancy in an early stage (HCG: 3500). I had 6 shots of MTX in a period of 2,5 months. (HCG decreased to 40)  After that I had several IV's MTX. (HCG: 0). I had no surgery, but it took 3 months to go from 3500 to 0.
I was very lucky to have a very good gynaecologist who wanted to try MTX so I didn't need to have any surgery. It took a very long time, but I was glad to have no surgery.
Now I have to wait a long time to become pregnant, to avoid problems when I get pregnant again. It has been very long and difficult, but we are almost at the end of the waiting period.
We hope for the best...


It is indeed hard to find any information.

[Blkbarbie26]

Hi lady's: I'm a mother of one and has 2 ectopic pregnancy. I'm on my fourth pregnancy and it's not looking good. I went for my second ob appointment today. I found out that I'm having a cornual pregnancy. I am 6 weeks. Looking at all your post I am now terrified. I have already had my right tube remove. Me and my boyfriend has been together for 4 years and we do not have kids together, as a matter of fact he does not have kids at all. I am now emotionally drained, heart broken, and depressed. I am wondering is the baby still alive inside of me and somehow can it be moved to the right position? I know he is being strong for me but at the same time I know he hurting it's written all over his face. My next appointment is Friday the 26 that's a week from today. I'm scared, will anything change drastically from now until then? Should I go in to Er? Will they tell me anything any different?How would i know if anything ruptured? Please any advice will help. Thanks for listening

[jseif]

I am 7 weeks along and was just diagnosed with a cornual pregnancy. My Dr has referred me to a specialist who I will be seeing sometime next week. I am very worried about what coming my way and there aren't many stories with a good outcome. Well, at least none that don't end in bleeding out, surgery, or cancer drugs! Excuse my little rant, I'm just very nervous.

[mustache528]

I know this is from many years ago but I have just had a cornual eptopic with rupture and am now still finding it extremely hard to find any information on it.. do you by chance remember the name of the doco because I would love to watch it..

[brandie616]

Jan of 2012, I knew I was pregnant, I was waiting for my 3 month to go to OB but started to spot and went to ER. They told me that my baby sounded great and the bleeding was because they spotted a cyst near my placenta.  That next week I went to my new OB and I was diagnosed with a twin pregnancy not a cyst, and the one was considered to be a corneal.  I was three months pregnant.  Corneal was considered deceased but the other was great.  Being preg with twins, its an all or none situation.  There is no survival rate for corneal and with having one of each this corneal was threatening to rupture.  Leaving me to bleed internally to death and obviously killing the live fetus.  I was referred to specialist who was just as concerned as OB and immediately told me to go to hospital to decided whether or not to terminate both while under medical supervision.  We went to hospital and made the decision to terminate both.  I am 35, I have two sons and a husband and the idea of being a ticking time bomb wasn't something I could endure.  We prayed and cried and made the decision to terminate before I ruptured endangering my life.  My dr decided on a full hysterectomy to eliminate any future surgeries.  That next day I was told there was a one percent chance that they would open me up to find the corneal in a non-life threatening place.  Our prayers were answered.  45 minutes into surgery, they held my uterus and after 3 drs, determined the corneal was not bulging and sewed me back up.  I woke up pregnant, with both.  One alive and one deceased.
After healing from 28 staples went home a week later and a week after that, went to post op appt---I had been breathing heavy and having difficulty getting around without getting winded.  Spoke of this to my dr and she sent me for a ct scan to check for blood clots.  Unfortunately I was diagnosed with saddle clots, meaning in both lungs.  The surgery had given me a clot in my groin and that clots opened and sprayed my lungs.  I was admitted to ICU and later placed with a filter in my chest to catch and threatening clots that may dislodge.  I was put on lovenox twice a day.  I inject these.  Sent home a week later, breathing better but seeing a ton of drs.  Baby is doing wonderfully.  
Each dr helped me relive this situation because of the pic they see...no one has ever seen a twin preg with a corneal.  They immediately freak out and tell me that I can rupture and need to take immediate action.  I am now 6 months and just a few weeks ago we found out that the deceased fetus sack has doubled in size instead of resorbing.  I am trusting in our lord and the medical ability that my ob has made the right decision to leave this in my uterus so we can have this beautiful baby girl in July.  Although I can feel it push out at times, and it is scary I believe that with prayer all things are possible.  Right now I am viable and if something were to happen with the deceased fetus---I pray I would be able to catch it before rupturing and I have faith that our little girl would make it.  Ive been told I am case study.  None of the drs I have seen have seen this and have absolutely nothing to follow as far as a text book.  Not only am I carrying both, I have endured clots in my lungs.  This baby is a miracle baby and we can not wait for her arrival.  Continue to pray.  Continue to trust your body and your doctor.  I trust that our new bundle will arrive safely.

[irenelin]

just to add one more advise...
i remember that during my ivf that resulted in cornual pregnancy, i slept more on my left side after the transfer.   this was because i thought that i had no more tubes on that side, so i thought less chance of ectopic.. i was very surprised that ectopic can also happen in the cornual part, where i got the tube cut off.  
the following ivf, i slept alternately on both sides after the transfer.  i was so scared that it could happen again....fortunately it did not...