About a dangerous pathology, many women know, because according to statistics, ectopic pregnancy overtakes 10-15% of the female population. To avoid complications, you need to know about the reasons for which there is a threatening health for fertilization.
What is an ectopic pregnancy
For girls who want to become mothers, this diagnosis sounds like a sentence. But even if the disaster happened, it does not mean that you have to forget about the dream of having children. In time, the recognized pathology will help to avoid consequences. If earlier the only option for saving the life of a patient with an ectopic pregnancy was the removal of the organ( the fallopian tube), now modern medicine offers a gentle method: extraction of the fetus with restoration of the integrity of the organ.
With natural fertilization, the egg, leaving the fallopian tubes, enters the uterus and develops there until delivery. When a fetal egg does not reach its destination due to certain reasons, it is attached to the fallopian tube, ovary or below the diaphragm( abdominal cavity).Such a pathology is called an ectopic pregnancy, the bearing of the fetus at which it is impossible.
The delay in the egg is a sign of reduced tubing. If you do not immediately get a fertilized egg, then a month later, increasing in size, it will provoke their rupture. In this case, there is a large risk of severe bleeding with the ingress of blood into the stomach, which leads to unpredictable consequences, up to a lethal outcome.
Symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy
Pain in the abdomen at an early age is the earliest signs of an ectopic pregnancy. They arise, as a rule, from the affected fallopian tube or in another place of attachment of the fetus( abdominal cavity, ovary).Another sign of a dangerous pathology is the secretion of blood. When a fetal egg is attached in a zone with blood vessels, it often leads to heavy blood loss, which is a danger to the life of a woman. The main signs of pathology:
- Delay in menstruation.
- Bloody discharge.
- Painful and enlarged mammary glands.
- Pain of varying intensity, irradiating the lower back, rectum.
Secondary signs of ectopic pregnancy include the following manifestations: an increase in basal body temperature, a sharp decrease in blood pressure, a decrease in the level of hemoglobin, a low content of the hormone hCG.If there is any of the above, the consultation of a gynecologist for a woman becomes vital. The consequences of the undiagnosed pathology in time are the operating table, the removal of the tube or ovary, the risk of infertility and even death.
How to identify an ectopic pregnancy in the early stages of
Ectopic( ectopic) pregnancy in finding a fetal egg is divided into tubal, abdominal, ovarian( proximal) and cervical( distal).Self-suspicion of ectopic attachment of the egg is quite realistic. In a routine pregnancy, you only need to pay attention to whether the menstrual periods are on time or are delayed. To avoid the risk of ectopic attachment of the fetus, you should fix any unusual condition of the body.
If to the toxicosis, psychoemotional irritability, the absence of menstruation and other traditional symptoms for pregnancy, abdominal pains of different locations are added, then you should immediately go to a medical institution for examination. Gynecologist with palpation of appendages will determine an enlarged ovary or tube, reveal softening of the cervix with fuzzy contours. After the examination, the doctor will prescribe additional studies:
- ultrasound of internal genital organs;
- blood test for the concentration of progesterone and hCG.
Will the test show an ectopic pregnancy
It is not always possible to recognize the development of pathology with the help of a test. A characteristic feature of an ectopic pregnancy is a test score, which can be either positive or negative. Two strips are highlighted on the test, if the woman has a hormone chorionic gonadotropin hCG.His elevated level can be found in the body and in a non-pregnant woman.
To avoid any doubt, it is better to pay attention to the manifestation of other signs of ectopic pregnancy and to undergo ultrasound examination. In the picture of the ultrasound diagnostic pathology looks like an oval vial, attached at an atypical location. The uterine cavity remains empty in this case, and the live embryo develops, as a rule, in the fallopian tube, without any chance of survival.
How to determine an ectopic pregnancy at home
If a pregnant woman ignores the signs inherent in this state of the body, even physicians will not be able to diagnose the problem on time. To avoid complications, it is important for her to listen to her well-being all the time. The pregnancy test does not determine exactly the ectopic pregnancy, so pay attention to the discharge and pain, control the body temperature.
Monthly
The menstrual cycle is coordinated by hormones that prepare the female organism for the conception and bearing of the baby. Monthly - this is the flow of blood due to the rejection of the endometrium, lining the cavity of the uterus, if there is no fertilization. According to gynecologists, bloody discharge and pregnancy - things are incompatible. If fertilization has occurred, but the periods are malfunctioning - this is a pathology that has several causes, and the main one is the ectopic attachment of the fetus.
Basal temperature
It is possible to determine the ectopic pregnancy at basal temperature, but not always, because it can remain normal or fluctuate towards smaller or larger values. Symptoms of ectopic fertilization occur at the stage when the fetus is exfoliated or there is a rupture of the organ. The basal temperature in this case rises above all indices, which characterize normal pregnancy( 37,2-37,3 ° C).The cause of this condition is inflammation, accompanied by tearing off the fetus.
Pain in ectopic pregnancy
Any discomfort in the initial period should alert the future mother. Painful sensations occur when the position changes, during fast walking or with sudden movements. As for the term, here everything goes individually and depends on the place of attachment of the fetus. When the child develops in the ampulla part of the uterine tube, the pain occurs on the 8-9th week. If a fertilized egg is attached to the isthmus, the pathology will manifest itself within a month.
Sometimes unpleasant paroxysmal pains are localized in the abdomen, then smoothly pass into lower limbs, rectum. Often, with such an anomaly, sharp pain sensations occur instantly from any awkward movement. Do not panic in such a situation. Wait until the symptoms have passed, take a comfortable position and call an ambulance.