What is ectopic pregnancy?

In today's modern society where medicine is relatively developed, everyone should be familiar with the relevant knowledge about female pregnancy. For example, ectopic pregnancy, this gynecological disease is well known to the majority of female friends. But do you know about an ectopic pregnancy? Presumably, everyone is still not very aware of it, but as a woman, you can probably guess a little from the literal meaning. In fact, ectopic pregnancy means that the pregnancy is unsuccessful, and it is also a kind of gynecological disease. If there is an abnormality during pregnancy, you must check it carefully. So, what exactly is ectopic pregnancy?

"Ten months of pregnancy and one day of delivery" has been the case since ancient times. But now, more and more women are worried about giving birth to a healthy baby: when they are two or three months pregnant, the fetus in the womb inexplicably stops developing or even leads to spontaneous abortion.

In the past, it was rare to encounter a patient with fetal growth retardation or spontaneous abortion in a week in the hospital. Nowadays, it is common to encounter four or five cases every day. So, what exactly causes such a high miscarriage rate? Faced with this "roadblock" outside the door of pregnancy, what should we do?

Urban white-collar workers are more likely to be "injured"

"In recent years, there has indeed been an increasing trend in the occurrence of fetal arrest in early pregnancy, and quite a number of them occur in women who become pregnant after the age of 30." Many of my colleagues have expressed the same sentiment.

Currently, many people suffering from fetal arrest are white-collar workers, especially older white-collar workers. The reason for this phenomenon is closely related to the increasingly modernized life. White-collar women mostly work in office buildings, where the environment is elegant and comfortable, away from wind and sun. However, modern working environments with advanced equipment often have various sources of pollution, which may breed "crises". In addition, high work pressure, lack of exercise, frequent consumption of junk food and hormone drugs can easily cause endocrine dysfunction, destroy the body's normal hormone system, reduce immunity, and put the body in a sub-healthy state. Especially in the current special economic environment, white-collar workers generally marry and have children later in order to resist workplace crises. At this time, the quality of sperm and eggs is no longer optimal, and their ability to resist pollution and radiation damage is greatly reduced. These conditions have laid hidden dangers for fetal growth retardation.

Pay attention to prenatal check-ups and open the door to pregnancy

Some people figuratively compare prenatal check-ups to the golden key that opens the door to pregnancy. I would like to remind you that if you miss the premarital medical examination, don’t forget to do a comprehensive prenatal check-up before getting pregnant and make up for these physical examinations to give your pregnancy a healthy start. A good start is important, but the pregnancy process should not be ignored, and various examinations during pregnancy should not be taken lightly.

Statistics show that, taking Queen Mary Hospital as an example, the number of women seeking early pregnancy care experiencing threatened miscarriage and fetal arrest has increased significantly compared to before. Fetal arrest is ruthlessly shattering the dreams of many young women to become mothers.

The main symptoms of pregnancy arrest include cessation of breast tenderness, disappearance of pregnancy reactions, cessation of fetal movement, bleeding, abdominal pain, and decreased body temperature, but each person's symptoms may be different. Some even have no obvious symptoms, but if the fetus is stillborn and the duration is too long, it will cause great harm to the pregnant woman. According to relevant regulations, a file must be established at the local obstetrics and gynecology clinic at 12 weeks of pregnancy, a pregnant woman must be issued a health card, and regular obstetric examinations must be conducted thereafter. However, I found that some pregnant women experienced fetal growth retardation when they came to create their medical records at 12 weeks. This is because the embryo usually has a fetal heartbeat at around 8 weeks, and fetal growth retardation may occur between 8 and 12 weeks. Therefore, it is recommended that pregnant women do an ultrasound at around 8 weeks in order to check the development of the fetus and placenta as early as possible. If the fetal heartbeat is present, you can generally rest assured. If fetal growth retardation occurs, whether the pregnancy can be preserved depends on the cause found out. Especially for older primiparas, the check-up interval should be shortened. Starting from the diagnosis of pregnancy, they should be checked every half month, and special attention should be paid to blood pressure and urine tests so as to detect gestational hypertension in time. To ensure the safety of mother and child, older primiparas should be admitted to the hospital for delivery about ten days earlier than ordinary pregnant women. The specific time can be decided by the doctor based on the different situations of the pregnant women.

For women who are preparing to become pregnant, whether you have experienced fetal growth retardation or your colleagues or friends have experienced fetal growth retardation, you should not worry too much about it. Tension and stress can also lead to endocrine imbalance, which is not conducive to the healthy development of the embryo and fetus. Before pregnancy, female friends should have an appropriate preparation period, pay attention to a balanced diet, regular life, physical exercise, pre-pregnancy check-ups, etc., and actively participate in health classes specially prepared for expectant mothers at the Women and Children's Hospital, communicate more with doctors, and fully understand various pregnancy knowledge before, during and after pregnancy.

When a pregnant mother is unfortunately diagnosed with fetal growth retardation, she should not panic. Usually, she needs to have an abortion under the guidance of a doctor. Fetal growth retardation is different from early pregnancy. There are greater risks in using medical abortion because the embryo has already formed and adhered to the uterine wall, making it difficult to completely expel it. If it remains in the uterus for a long time, it will cause intrauterine infection, damage the endometrium, and then cause fallopian tube occlusion, leading to infertility. The birth canal maintenance abortion at the Queen Mary Hospital where I work can solve this type of problem very well. The perfect application of minimally invasive technology means that the operation does not require uterine dilation. Through the combination of hysteroscopy and microtube technology, it ensures that the embryonic tissue in the uterine cavity is completely removed, avoiding missed and excessive suction, and fully maintaining women's ability to become pregnant again.

The process of nurturing a new life is beautiful and warm. When the sudden arrival of the uninvited guest of "fetal growth retardation" breaks this peace, the pain endured by the expectant mother can be imagined. Therefore, we would like to remind couples who are planning to become parents again to actively undergo various checkups before and during pregnancy, and solve any problems in a timely manner with the help of professional doctors, so as to welcome the safe birth of the baby in the best condition.

After reading the above introduction by the expert doctors, I think everyone should have some knowledge about this disease. Finally, the editor would like to remind all pregnant mothers that they must do regular prenatal checkups during pregnancy and go to a regular large hospital. Once an abnormal condition occurs, they must pay attention to it and not give up on themselves. They must adjust their mentality and actively cooperate with treatment to better recover their health.