Symptoms of ectopic pregnancy

What is an ectopic pregnancy?

This pathological condition occurs when,When a fertilized egg instead of moving along the fallopian tube into the uterus, it is attached directly to the wall of the tube or remains in the ovary. Under no circumstances, such a pregnancy can not end with the birth of a child, but with early detection it can significantly reduce the risk of a possible severe outcome.

Symptoms of the disease

Unfortunately, there are cases when this pathologyquite a long time passes unnoticed for a woman and makes itself felt only when it is very difficult to minimize the probability of an unfavorable result. In general, ectopic pregnancy in the very first days almost does not differ from usual. It is characterized by the following manifestations:

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  delay of menstruation;


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  swelling of the mammary glands and painful sensations in the chest;


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  morning toxicosis;


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  frequent urge to urinate;


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  slight increase in basal temperature.

But nevertheless the given disease has a number of distinctive signs which sooner or later declare themselves:

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  In the first weeks of pregnancy at the bottomStrong pain can appear in the abdomen. As a rule, they are localized from one side - in the place where the fetal egg is attached to the pipe. If the fetus is in the cervix or abdominal cavity, then the painful sensations occur in the middle of the abdomen. An unpleasant feeling is intensified when walking, changing the pose, turning the trunk. These symptoms make themselves felt for a period of 5 to 8 weeks, depending on which part of the tube the fetal egg has anchored. If the embryo is located in the cervix, then such a pregnancy can go unnoticed for a very long time.


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  The second characteristic feature of this pathology -the appearance of red secretions from the genital tract. In cervical pregnancy, blood from the vagina is often and abundantly allocated, because there are a lot of vessels in the embryo attachment zone. In some cases, blood loss can be so great that the woman will need urgent hospitalization with a subsequent transfusion. Among other things, cervical pregnancy is especially dangerous because of the risk of removal of the uterus, which will irreversibly lead to infertility.


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  With ectopic pathology, very often specialtests give a negative or weakly positive result. This is because with such a disease, the level of the hormone HCG in the blood is significantly reduced in comparison with the norm. Thus, ectopic pregnancy can be detected by determining gonadotropin in a laboratory blood test.

Symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy with a ruptured tube

If the disease was not detected on time, itleads to various unpleasant consequences. In the case when the fetus was attached to the wall of the fallopian tube, as it grows, it simply tears it. This process is characterized by the following features:

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  severe pain in the abdominal cavity, radiating into the rectum;


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  when examined, the gynecologist can grope for the egg in the region of the right or left appendages;


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  pallor of the skin, unhealthy blush on the cheeks, sweating;


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  depression of pressure, "midges" before the eyes, tinnitus;


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  loss of consciousness;


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  profuse vaginal bleeding.

The earlier a woman or doctors find outEctopic pregnancy is better. Operations can not be avoided in any case, but a very small fetus can be removed by laparoscopy, which, if possible, will allow the tube to be retained. If the rupture of the organ has occurred - it is uniquely removed during the process of cavitary surgery.