This kind of gynecological pathology is the most common type of ectopic pregnancy . In tubal pregnancy a fetal egg is introduced into the wall of the uterine tube and continues to develop there until a certain time. Pipe pregnancy, depending on the location of the fetal egg in the left or right fallopian tube can be left-sided and right-sided.
In its course, tubal extrauterine pregnancy in early terms does not differ from normal pregnancy, only when the fetus increases in size and stretches out the uterine tube, its alarming symptoms appear.
Symptoms of tubal pregnancy
The rate of manifestation of signs of tubal pregnancy, as well as their nature, depend on where the uterus was attached to the fetal egg: in the middle, at the beginning or in the area of the transition of the tube to the uterus. The symptomatology of tubal pregnancy is also due to the period of pregnancy.
At the beginning of this pregnancy, her symptoms are minimal. With the increase in the term, the symptomatology also increases.
The most important sign of tubal pregnancy is a pain symptom. In early terms, a woman can be bothered only by pulling pains in the lower abdomen, sometimes giving back to the rectum or lower back. Then the pain becomes sharp and stitching. There is nausea, weakness, dizziness, vomiting, pressure decreases, syncope possible.
Symptoms worsen when there is a rupture of the uterine tube and internal bleeding begins. Usually this happens on a period of 6-8 weeks. The woman has a dark-red discharge. Sometimes a tubal pregnancy develops and lasts longer - up to 10-12 weeks and ends with either a rupture of the tube, a tubal miscarriage, or a suspended tubal pregnancy.
With any intensity of symptoms, a woman should always consult a doctor, since such a condition can threaten her life.
Causes of tubal pregnancy
In a situation of normal pregnancy, the egg meets the sperm in the tube, then, fertilized, the egg moves to the uterus and attaches to its wall.
Typically, an ectopic tube pregnancy, occurs when the permeability of the uterine tube is impaired. The spermatozoon is much smaller than the egg, so it can easily reach the egg, but the fertilized egg can not reach the uterus and remains in the tube.
Treatment of tubal pregnancy
If the tubal pregnancy is diagnosed in a timely manner, then a laparoscopic operation is performed and the fetal egg is removed from the fallopian tube. If it is ingrown into the tube, it is removed together with the fallopian tube.
When a tube is ruptured, a woman is urgently operated by performing a cut on the abdomen.
Recently, conservative treatment of tubal pregnancy has also been used to preserve the uterine tube, stopping development of the fetal egg.
But this method has not yet been widely used because of serious side effects.