I believe many female friends, during the preparation for pregnancy, if they find out they are pregnant, they will buy test papers to test whether they are pregnant, but after the test, they will not go to the hospital to rule out ectopic pregnancy. So many women have asked, how do test strips detect early symptoms of ectopic pregnancy? Can the symptoms of ectopic pregnancy be detected through test strips?
How to use test strips to detect early symptoms of ectopic pregnancy
Gynecological experts point out that ectopic pregnancy cannot be detected by test strips because ectopic pregnancy, like normal pregnancy, also has a history of amenorrhea, so the result measured by test strips will also be positive.
Symptoms of ectopic pregnancy
1. Abdominal pain. Its incidence rate is 95%, and it is the most common symptom for patients with ectopic pregnancy when seeking medical treatment. Abdominal pain is caused by various factors such as fallopian tube enlargement, rupture, and blood stimulation of the peritoneum. It is often a sudden tearing or intermittent pain on one side of the lower abdomen, accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
2. Stop menstruation. Most patients with ectopic pregnancy have a brief history of amenorrhea before onset, usually around 6-8 weeks, and also experience early pregnancy symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. The pregnancy test can be positive.
3. Fainting and shock. Due to acute intra-abdominal bleeding, it can cause a decrease in blood volume and severe abdominal pain, with mild cases often resulting in fainting and severe cases leading to shock.
4. Vaginal bleeding. After embryonic death, there is often irregular vaginal bleeding, mostly in the form of droplets, dark brown in color, with a small amount, generally not exceeding menstrual flow, but not completely dripping.
5. Diarrhea. Patients with ectopic pregnancy may also experience diarrhea symptoms, and if the condition is not carefully analyzed, it can easily be considered as indigestion or intestinal emergency.
6. Other symptoms of ectopic pregnancy patients. The bleeding caused by the rupture of the gestational sac accumulates in the depressions of the rectum and uterus, resulting in a feeling of anal prolapse. Moreover, bleeding affects the normal peristalsis of the intestines and may also lead to bloating.
In the early stages of pregnancy, it is difficult to detect whether it is an ectopic pregnancy using test strips. Both intrauterine early pregnancy and ectopic pregnancy show positive results without any other indicators. In order to prevent ectopic pregnancy, pregnant women should go to the hospital for a diagnosis and exclude ectopic pregnancy after detecting their pregnancy. The risk of ectopic pregnancy is significant, and if there are symptoms of ectopic pregnancy as described in this article, caution should be exercised.
