Ectopic pregnancy is a very dangerous pathology for a woman. It occurs when a fertilized egg is implanted not in the uterine cavity, but in the fallopian tube or cervix, abdominal cavity, ovary. If a woman with such a pathology does not receive medical care in time, then this condition can end fatally for her. How to exclude an ectopic pregnancy?
Instructions
Step 1
If you are pregnant and feeling well, then you most likely have nothing to worry about. However, if you experience symptoms such as stabbing pain in the lower abdomen, bleeding, malaise, fainting, dizziness, fever, low blood pressure, you should immediately consult a doctor. These signs do not always indicate an ectopic pregnancy, but if this diagnosis is confirmed, then you will need urgent surgery to remove the ovum.
Step 2
To completely rule out an ectopic pregnancy, as soon as the test shows two strips, undergo a medical examination. To diagnose the pathology, they will do some tests: they will check the immunological or biological reaction to pregnancy, puncture of the posterior vaginal fornix, laparoscopy, ultrasound.
Step 3
If, during an ultrasound examination, a normally located ovum is found in you, then this is almost a 100 percent guarantee that you do not have an ectopic pregnancy. These two types are combined in 1 case per 10-30 thousand pregnancies.
Step 4
An abdominal ultrasound will detect a fertilized egg in the uterus at a period of 6-7 weeks, and with a vaginal ultrasound - at a period of 4, 5-5 weeks. Sometimes an ectopic pregnancy cannot be diagnosed due to the fact that blood clots are taken for the ovum in the uterine cavity. If you develop an ectopic pregnancy, you may find fluid accumulation in the rectal-uterine cavity. On ultrasound, it is diagnosed in 50-75% of cases. A fetal egg located in the area of the uterine appendages can be detected using a vaginal probe.
Step 5
Another fairly reliable way to exclude an ectopic pregnancy is to make an analysis to identify chorionic gonadotropin. The presence of this hormone in the blood and urine is one of the early signs of pregnancy. It is to this that pregnancy tests also respond. If the content of chorionic gonadotropin corresponds to the term, then the pregnancy is normal. With an ectopic, its content is reduced. To rule out an error, if you suspect a pathology, you will be given an ultrasound scan and an analysis for chorionic gonadotropin.
