Ectopic pregnancy is the development of a fertilized egg outside the uterus. With ectopic pregnancy, the woman has the same signs that in normal pregnancy: menstruation, swelling of the mammary glands, lack of appetite, nausea, the pregnancy test shows 2 strips. The only thing - the level of the hormone hCG can increase with less intensity.
But if there are all signs of a pregnancy that has occurred, and when the ultrasound is performed, a fetal egg in the uterus is not visualized, this indicates a high probability of ectopic pregnancy. This is the main sign of an ectopic pregnancy on ultrasound.
It is good, if the ultrasound diagnosis is carried out in a timely manner. In this case, the woman undergoes low-traumatic treatment and her reproductive abilities remain unchanged in most cases. But more often it happens that due to the absence of obvious clinical manifestations, ectopic pregnancy in the early stages is not revealed. And after the emergence of acute symptoms it can be recovered using transvaginal ultrasound.
When there are signs of ectopic pregnancy?
The main signs of ectopic pregnancy usually appear several weeks after the onset of pregnancy. A termination of ectopic pregnancy occurs at a period of 6-8 weeks after rupture of the fallopian tube. In this case, a woman, depending on the period of ectopic pregnancy, observes various signs.
The first signs of ectopic pregnancy
The very first signs of ectopic pregnancy include abdominal pain and spotting. Abdominal pains are usually localized in one side, have a constant aching or pulling character. With each passing day the pain is growing stronger. Often this is accompanied by smearing or copious secretions, a decrease in pressure, fainting, severity in the perineal region.
Body temperature with ectopic pregnancy may be slightly elevated. Often this is added to the pain in the shoulder, especially when lying down. This sign indicates that the pathological development of the fetus led to internal bleeding, which irritates the diaphragmatic nerve.
Dizziness, unconscious and pre-syncope, diarrhea, nausea, intestinal pain - all these symptoms in a compartment with a positive pregnancy test are clear signs of an ectopic pregnancy.
At the first suspicions of ectopic pregnancy, you should immediately seek advice from a gynecologist, without waiting for the uterine tube to rupture, which is extremely dangerous not only for health and reproductive function, but also for a woman's life.
What happens when a pipe breaks?
With a rupture of the fallopian tube, the woman feels a sharp and severe pain in the lower abdomen, in the lumbar region and anus. At this moment there is a hemorrhage into the abdominal cavity from the damaged vessels in the fallopian tubes.
At the time of the rupture, a woman feels very dizzy, nauseous, and urges to defecate. A nearby person sees such signs
What are the forecasts?
Modern medicine has the means to preserve the reproductive health of a woman who has undergone an ectopic pregnancy. Do not despair and put a cross on the dream of children, if you had to face such an unpleasant phenomenon as an ectopic pregnancy. After correct and timely treatment it is likely that you will be able to become a mother, and more than once.