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A new review article published in TOG: The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, looks at one of the mysteries of early pregnancy: pregnancy of unknown location (PUL). Whilst most pregnancies are obviously within the uterus, PUL is used to describe cases where, whilst there is a positive pregnancy test, there is no sign of a pregnancy inside or outside the uterus, on transvaginal ultrasound or even at laparoscopy.

Another story of a seriously ill teen refusing treatment hit the news yesterday -- but unlike other recent cases in which young patients and their families were forced to comply,...