When you see two red lines on the pregnancy test card, do you feel very surprised and happy? Because you, who are about to become a mother, will be more excited because of your baby. However, ectopic pregnancy is common nowadays, so it is necessary for mothers to know if they have ectopic pregnancy. How can you rule out ectopic pregnancy if you are pregnant?
How to rule out ectopic pregnancy when first pregnant
1. Amenorrhea: Most patients have a brief history of amenorrhea before onset, usually around 6 weeks. However, some patients may mistake pathological bleeding for menstruation and believe that there is no history of amenorrhea due to insufficient production of chorionic gonadotropin by the chorionic gonadotropin produced by the trophoblast tissue to maintain the endometrium, or due to early onset of the disease.
2. Abdominal pain: The main symptom of tubal pregnancy destruction, with an incidence rate of 95%, is often sudden tearing or intermittent pain on one side of the lower abdomen, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Stimulating the diaphragm can cause radiating pain in the scapula, and when there is fluid accumulation in the pelvic cavity, there may be a feeling of heaviness and defecation in the anus, which is very helpful for diagnosing ectopic pregnancy.
3. Self diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy, if irregular vaginal bleeding occurs: mostly in the form of droplets, dark brown, with a small amount, not exceeding menstrual flow. Vaginal bleeding is caused by the shedding of the endometrium or the outward discharge of fallopian tube bleeding through the uterine cavity. Abdominal pain accompanied by vaginal bleeding is often a sign of embryonic damage. Patients with only abdominal pain and no vaginal bleeding are mostly due to embryo survival or abdominal pregnancy, and should be vigilant.
Treatment methods for ectopic pregnancy
1. Conservative treatment with medication: If diagnosed in the early stages of ectopic pregnancy, before the fallopian tubes rupture, and for those who do not have fertility requirements, medication therapy is the best choice as it causes minimal harm to the patient and is easy to recover. But it cannot be applied to those who have fertility requirements, because the killed embryos are polarized in situ, often causing blockage of the fallopian tubes.
2. Fallopian tube fenestration and suturing surgery: For ectopic pregnancies where the fallopian tube is not ruptured or the incision is not large, laparoscopic surgery is performed to cut open the fallopian tube, remove the embryo, and then suture to maintain the function of the fallopian tube. This is currently the best advocated treatment method for ectopic pregnancy.
3. Tubal resection surgery: For patients with severe tubal rupture that is difficult to repair and accompanied by hemorrhagic shock, laparoscopic or open surgery can only be performed to remove the affected fallopian tube, and blood transfusion may be required.
Ectopic pregnancy is very risky, so it is best for women to go to the hospital for a diagnosis after testing their pregnancy with test strips to prevent ectopic pregnancy. If it is a woman with ectopic pregnancy, she must actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment to minimize the risk. Pregnancy is quite arduous, but at the same time, it is also quite happy. Pregnant women must maintain a happy mood.
