【Obstetrics and Gynecology Popularization】Ectopic pregnancy is life-threatening

Foshan City Maternity Hospital introduction: Ectopic pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy) is a disease that threatens women's life safety, and must be diagnosed early, diagnosed early, and intervened early. Women of childbearing age who have abnormal vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain and other discomforts should first rule out whether they are pregnant, and once pregnancy is found, they should exclude ectopic pregnancy as soon as possible.

1. What is ectopic pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy)?

As the name suggests, implantation of a fertilized egg outside the body cavity of the uterus is called ectopic pregnancy, also known as ectopic pregnancy.

Ectopic pregnancy is divided into tubal pregnancy, ovarian pregnancy, abdominal pregnancy, broad ligament pregnancy, cervical pregnancy and so on, depending on the site where the fertilized egg is implanted outside the uterine cavity. Of these, tubal pregnancy is the most common.

Ectopic pregnancy is a common acute abdomen in obstetrics and gynecology, when an acute episode of miscarriage or rupture occurs, it can cause severe bleeding in the abdominal cavity, if not diagnosed in time, active rescue, can be life-threatening.

2. What are the causes of ectopic pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy)?

1. Tubal inflammation; 2. Tubal pregnancy history or surgery history; 3. Hypoglobulastic dysplasia or abnormal function of fallopian tubes; 4. Assisted reproductive technology; 5. Contraceptive failure; 6. Other factors.

3. What are the symptoms of ectopic pregnancy?

The most common symptoms of ectopic pregnancy are abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding after menopause.

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The main symptoms are as follows:

1. Menopause: like normal pregnant people, there are symptoms of menopause, and some patients have no obvious history of menopause.

2. Abdominal pain: it can be a dull pain or soreness in one side of the lower abdomen, or a tear-like pain in the lower abdomen on one side, often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, distention and defecation, or accompanied by cold sweat, and should be checked in the hospital in time.

3. Vaginal bleeding: irregular vaginal bleeding may occur, the amount is small, and the drenching is not pure. A small number of patients have similar bleeding levels to menstruation.

4. Syncope and shock: due to acute bleeding in the abdominal cavity and severe abdominal pain, patients will have syncope, the more internal bleeding, the faster, the more rapid and more serious the symptoms, which can cause death.

The prevention of ectopic pregnancy is very important to confirm the diagnosis in time, so the obstetrics and gynecology experts of Foshan City Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital remind that if you find that you have the above symptoms, you can first do an early pregnancy test to determine whether you are pregnant in the womb.