Ectopic pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy) is a disease that threatens the safety of women's lives, it must be diagnosed early, diagnosed early, and intervened early, and the first thing to do after a woman is to exclude ectopic pregnancy.
When it comes to ectopic pregnancy, I believe that many pregnant mothers are terrified.
Because this is an untime bomb around the pregnant mother, not only can the fetus not be born safely, but also brings life danger to the mother.
Why do ectopic pregnancies occur?
We know that the place where the egg is fertilized is at the end of the fallopian tube. Close to the ovary, after two or three days the fertilized egg enters the uterine cavity through the fallopian tubes, and then after two or three days or so of implantation.
If there is an error at one of the above stages, it will cause ectopic pregnancy.
So what are the symptoms of ectopic pregnancy?
In general, if an ectopic pregnancy occurs during pregnancy, there are 4 major early symptoms:
1. Menopause
Symptoms of menopause occur like people who are normally pregnant, and some patients have no significant history of menopause.
2. Irregular bleeding in the first trimester of pregnancy
Symptoms of irregular bleeding usually begin at 4-6 weeks' gestation.
Dark brown blood
Sometimes ectopic pregnancy patients, vaginal bleeding after a period of menopause, will be considered to be delayed menstruation and not taken seriously, ectopic pregnancy caused by vaginal bleeding is generally irregular vaginal bleeding, dark red, small amount, dripping inexhaustible, generally not more than the amount of menstruation, with vaginal bleeding can be discharged degenerate tube type or fragments.
Bright red blood
When the ectopic embryo is damaged, the HCG will not double normally, and the decline in progesterone sometimes causes the endometrium to not have enough hormone support and spall the bleeding, then this bleeding will manifest as less bright red blood than the menstrual volume.
Olive Tree Life Experts remind: Expectant mothers should not simply judge whether they are ectopic pregnancies based on blood stains. Because its performance is very easily confused with the low progesterone situation of intrauterine pregnancy.
3. Abdominal pain in the first trimester
Some tubal pregnancies, some patients have no bleeding symptoms, there will only be unilateral lower abdominal pain or involvement pain, pain may not be obvious at the beginning, at this time the fallopian tubes have not ruptured, so there will be no severe pain.
But no severe pain does not mean that it is not ectopic pregnancy, when the embryo develops to a certain size will break the fallopian tubes, then it is too late.
Olive tree life experts remind that ectopic pregnancy is more irregular bleeding combined with unilateral abdominal pain, if both symptoms appear, it is more necessary to beware of ectopic pregnancy.
4. Syncope and shock
Due to acute intra-abdominal bleeding and severe abdominal pain, patients will have syncope, the more internal bleeding, the faster, the more rapid and severe the symptoms, and even cause death.
Because ectopic pregnancy can lead to heavy bleeding, shock, and even death, women who suspect ectopic pregnancy must go to the hospital in time to inform the doctor of menopause, abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding, etc., and timely carry out HCG and ultrasound examinations to confirm whether it is ectopic pregnancy and ensure their own life safety.
Under what circumstances are ectopic pregnancies prone to occur?
Generally, the more common causes of ectopic pregnancy are tubal lesions, including salpingitis, a history of previous tubal surgery (ligation, tubal adhesion separation due to infertility, recanalization, umbelstomy surgery), and a history of previous ectopic pregnancy surgery, which is a high incidence of ectopic pregnancy.
For this part of the population, which has a long history of infertility after multiple abortions and drug abortions, once pregnant, they should also be highly vigilant about ectopic pregnancy.
What should I do if I suspect ectopic pregnancy?
Because ectopic pregnancy can lead to major bleeding, shock, and even death, it is suspected that ectopic pregnant women must go to the hospital in time, truthfully inform the situation of menopause, abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding, and timely blood HCG and ultrasonography to confirm whether it is ectopic pregnancy. If the doctor asks the patient to be hospitalized, be sure to follow the doctor's instructions.
Tips:
Every first-trimester woman should have a ultrasound test to rule out ectopic pregnancy as early as possible.
Women of childbearing age who have abnormal menstruation, menopause or irregular vaginal bleeding, and vague pain in the lower or upper abdomen can be tested for a urine pregnancy test, but it is still recommended to go to the hospital to draw blood for more accurate tests.
If the urine (blood) pregnancy test is positive and accompanied by symptoms such as abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding, the possibility of ectopic pregnancy should be taken into account and immediately go to the hospital for examination.
Women must pay attention to the early pregnancy test, and still go to the hospital for further examination after testing with the pregnancy test stick. Because the first trimester examination can determine whether to be pregnant, but also to determine the gestational age, determine whether there is ectopic pregnancy, etc., is a wise choice to protect the health of the mother and baby.