After being rushed to the hospital, charlene is told she has an ectopic pregnancy. what does this mean?

This means that the fertilized egg has implanted in the fallopian tube and is growing outside of the uterus. An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg settles and grows in any location other than the inner lining of the uterus. Most of these cases occurs in the Fallopian tube (tubal pregnancy). If untreated ectopic pregnancy can be a medical emergency.