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Doctor faces inquiry over 'wrong diagnosis' of ectopic pregnancy

Doctor faces inquiry over 'wrong diagnosis' of ectopic pregnancy

A Tipperary woman whose pregnancy was allegedly misdiagnosed has recalled how she responded to the news by wanting to "kill" anyone who harmed her baby.Laura Esmonde, a married mother of three, recalled being very upset and distressed on being told that her pregnancy in 2013 was normal and not outside the womb, as she believed.She said doctors in South Tipperary General Hospital had previously told her she had an ectopic pregnancy, which is not viable, but subsequent tests in Cork University Hospital found that the pregnancy was in fact in the womb.


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Doctor 'wrongly diagnosed' ectopic pregnancy

Doctor 'wrongly diagnosed' ectopic pregnancy

A consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist is facing allegations of poor professional performance at a Medical Council fitness to practise inquiry.It is claimed the doctor at South Tipperary General Hospital wrongly diagnosed an ectopic pregnancy in a patient in January 2013, when the pregnancy was actually in the womb.The doctor recommended that a drug called Methotrexate, which stops pregnancy, be prescribed and the patient subsequently had a miscarriage.


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Mum lost baby after diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy

Mum lost baby after diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy

A mother who allegedly received a wrong diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy yesterday told a disciplinary hearing of her distressing experience.A mother who allegedly received a wrong diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy yesterday told a disciplinary hearing of her distressing experience.A mother who allegedly received a wrong diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy yesterday told a disciplinary hearing of her distressing experience.