Episode 20: The Spectrum of Pregnancy Failure: From Threatened Miscarriage to Ectopic Realities (feat. Dr. Tieg Beazer)

In this episode, Dr. Mark Pappadakis welcomes back Dr. Tieg Beazer, a Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) OB-GYN, to unpack the complex, nuanced, and often misunderstood spectrum of early pregnancy loss. From asymptomatic "missed abortions" to the sharp pains of ectopic pregnancies, they break down the critical clinical differences that every patient and provider should know.

They dive deep into the medical terminology that frequently gets weaponized in societal debates, clarify what constitutes normal vs. abnormal bleeding and cramping in the first trimester, and look at the rising rates of cesarean scar ectopics. Finally, they tackle the systemic issues compounding these ...