I once heard a friend tell a very regrettable truth:
One of her colleagues and relatives was a little bleeding in the early stage of pregnancy, at that time did not take too seriously, so they took a leave of absence to rest at home, but the husband came home from work but was dumbfounded, found that his wife fell in the toilet, it was no longer ok, even if the wife was sent to the hospital at the first time, he could not rescue her. It was later learned that the girl was ectopic and that the rupture of the fallopian tubes had led to heavy bleeding and the loss of life. You know, ectopic pregnancy is a gynecological emergency, when the bleeding is serious, even if the hospital immediately operated on it, it may not be able to rescue it.
Ectopic pregnancy can really "kill people", fortunately, there are many women who can escape from its clutches in a thrilling way.
So what is ectopic pregnancy all about, and why is it so dangerous? Who should pay attention? Let's nag today.
As the name suggests, the seed of the fertilized egg does not grow in the womb where it should be, but grows outside the womb.
Where will the fertilized egg be if it doesn't stay in the womb honestly? Fallopian tubes, ovaries, cervix and abdominal cavity are all possible, 95% of which grow in the fallopian tubes.
However, the wall of the fallopian tube can be much thinner than the wall of the uterus, and it is small and narrow, and the blood vessels are abundant, and once the fertilized egg takes root and sprouts on it, it may not take long to "break" the wall of the fallopian tube, causing bleeding. The rupture in different places, the cracks of different sizes, the degree of rapidity of bleeding is not the same.
For example, just a small opening, the blood clot is just coagulated, the bleeding will not be too urgent, it may be slow bleeding; and if the opening is relatively large, or the location is special, such as uterine angle pregnancy, the muscle layer here is relatively weak, the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes of the blood vessels have to pass through here, once ruptured, the bleeding will be very fierce, the consequences are more unimaginable.
Among all fatal gynecological diseases, the incidence of ectopic pregnancy is relatively high, about 2% to 3%, that is, every 100 pregnancies, there will be 2 to 3 ectopic pregnancies.
This is because the first encounter between sperm and egg is in the fallopian tubes and not in the womb!! They combine in the fallopian tubes to form a fertilized egg, which then travels from the fallopian tubes to the uterus and eventually falls into the uterus to implant.
At this time, if the fallopian tubes are inflamed, it may block or block the way forward of the fertilized egg; or there is inflammation or damage in the uterus, which is not suitable for implantation of the fertilized egg, then the fertilized egg may develop in situ, or go to other suitable places for growth.
Therefore, women with these conditions should pay attention to:
There is pelvic inflammatory disease or salpingitis
Pelvic inflammatory disease and salpingitis may cause narrowing and congestion of the fallopian tubes, which may affect the entry of fertilized eggs into the uterus.
Abnormal tubal development or tubal surgery
For example, loss of fallopian tubes, tubal dysplasia, and post-tubal ligation, tubaloplasty, etc., may hinder the entry of fertilized eggs into the uterus.
Had multiple abortions
Repeated abortions, as well as surgery to cure the uterus and clear the uterus, will thin the uterine lining and scar the uterine cavity, so that the fertilized egg cannot find a suitable implantation point in the uterus.
On the birth control ring
The probability of birth control ring contraception is not 100%, and women still have the possibility of pregnancy, but because the uterine environment at this time is not suitable for embryo implantation, it will increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy.
Endometriosis
Changes in the pelvic environment make the uterus also unfavorable for implantation.
There is a history of ectopic pregnancy
Previous ectopic pregnancies can alter the environment of the fallopian tubes or uterus, thus affecting normal implantation.
other
Smoking, failure of emergency contraception, etc., may also induce ectopic pregnancy.
The most typical triple signs of ectopic pregnancy are: menopause, abdominal pain, and vaginal bleeding.
But in fact, many people will confuse it with menstruation, such as ectopic pregnancy patients with symptoms of menopause and bleeding, but the time is similar to the normal menstrual time, it is likely to be misunderstood as coming to the great aunt, and ignore the possibility of ectopic pregnancy.
For example, a friend uses a test strip to confirm his pregnancy, and may also mistake the bleeding caused by ectopic pregnancy as implantation bleeding of a fertilized egg, or even treat the bleeding as a precursor miscarriage to protect the fetus.
Therefore, the best way to find ectopic pregnancy early is to suspect that you are pregnant and when there is a triple sign, you will go to the hospital gynecological examination as soon as possible to exclude ectopic pregnancy, and the general B ultrasound examination can be diagnosed, that is, if the blastocyst is not seen in the uterine cavity, and there is a mass echo outside the uterus, it can almost be concluded that it is ectopic pregnancy.
But the disadvantage of B ultrasound is that at least about 6 weeks of pregnancy can be photographed, and another method is to draw blood tests to check HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), if the value of HCG can be doubled every other day, it means that the embryonic development is in good condition, the possibility of ectopic pregnancy will become smaller, and you can wait for B ultrasound confirmation after 6 weeks with a little peace of mind.
Finally, warm reminder, ectopic pregnancy can only be detected early, can not be prevented in advance, there is a history of ectopic pregnancy, fallopian tube inflammation, pelvic inflammation and other situations of childbearing age women, or should be highly vigilant ectopic pregnancy, pay more attention to their own body, if not comfortable in time to go to the hospital obstetrics and gynecology department for examination Oh ~ ~