At what time can I determine an ectopic pregnancy?

Such a violation, as an ectopic pregnancy, is observed in about 2% of all pregnancies. Most often this occurs, the so-called tubal form of an ectopic pregnancy, when the resulting zygote does not reach the uterine cavity, but remains directly in the fallopian tube. Less often, the zygote is ejected from the tube. In this case, it is attached to the ovary or to the surrounding peritoneum. Such a violation is fraught with various kinds of complications, and, first of all, it threatens the life of the woman herself.

How and when is the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy carried out?

Those women who in the past have already faced a problem such as an ectopic pregnancy are often interested in the question of how long the violation can be determined. Just note that the only way to determine ectopic pregnancy is ultrasound.

Thus, when an abdominal ultrasound is performed (examination of the internal organs through the abdominal wall), a fetal egg in the uterus can be detected already at the 6-7 week period, and when a vaginal ultrasound is performed even earlier - at 4.5-5 weeks of gestation. These figures indicate the length of the ultrasound at which the doctor determines an ectopic pregnancy.

Talking about how doctors manage to determine an ectopic pregnancy in the early stages, we can not fail to mention laboratory methods of research, the main one of which in such cases is the analysis of blood on hCG. With such a violation, the concentration of this hormone in the blood is reduced, and grows at a slower rate than in normal pregnancy.

What signs on early terms can speak about an ectopic pregnancy?

Having dealt with the term, with the help of a hardware examination, you can determine the ectopic pregnancy, it is necessary to say about the signs (symptoms) of such a violation in the early stages. The main ones are:

• pains in the lower abdomen - from pulling to sharp;
• weakness;
• dizziness;
• fainting condition;
• bloody discharge from the genital tract: from smearing, dark brown to scarlet.

If you have these symptoms, you should contact the doctor as soon as possible, who, after carrying out an ultrasound, will be able to establish a violation.

How is treatment carried out?

To date, the only way to combat this violation is surgery, during which the removal of the fetal egg is performed. In some cases, when a tubal extrauterine pregnancy takes place, the issue of removing the uterine tube itself may also arise.