Advantages and disadvantages of conservative treatment of ectopic pregnancy

When a woman is pregnant, she hopes to have a healthy baby. This is her greatest wish. However, during pregnancy, sometimes you may encounter ectopic pregnancy, which requires timely termination of pregnancy, otherwise there is still a great risk. When choosing a treatment method, I want to use conservative treatment, but I am not clear about the specific advantages and disadvantages of this method. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of conservative treatment of ectopic pregnancy.

Advantages and disadvantages of conservative treatment of ectopic pregnancy

Advantages: Conservative treatment of ectopic pregnancy involves great risks. Various indicators of the pregnant woman's body, as well as the location of the ectopic pregnancy, the size of the mass, and the blood HCG value must be strictly monitored. If all aspects meet the conditions for conservative treatment, conservative treatment can be chosen, and it is hoped that the fetus will be successfully preserved.

Disadvantages: There are many risks of conservative treatment of ectopic pregnancy. It is generally not recommended to save the fetus in this way. Conservative medication does not have an immediate effect and there is a risk of rupture of the pregnancy focus, which can be life-threatening. Conservative treatment takes a long time and carries the threat of abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. During treatment, patients are always worried about treatment failure and are under great psychological pressure.

How to treat ectopic pregnancy

Since ectopic pregnancies are generally more critical, surgical treatment is usually used clinically to terminate the pregnancy to preserve the health of the mother. The most common ectopic pregnancy is the fallopian tube pregnancy, and salpingectomy is suitable for emergency patients with internal bleeding and shock who have no fertility requirements. However, this method is not suitable for young women who want to have children, but they can choose to undergo fallopian tube fenestration.

It can be seen from this that the disadvantages of choosing conservative treatment for ectopic pregnancy outweigh the advantages. Therefore, from a long-term perspective, it is recommended that pregnant women undergo surgical treatment. Although conservative treatment may save the fetus, pregnant women will take greater risks, and in the process of preserving the fetus, accidents may occur at any time, which is something that doctors cannot predict.

What should patients with ectopic pregnancy pay attention to?

1. Bed rest: No matter what treatment method is chosen, it is inevitable that it will cause certain harm to the patient's body. In this case, you must pay attention to bed rest, avoid frequent walking, avoid bending over, and avoid carrying heavy objects.

2. Nutritional supplement: After systematic treatment, patients with ectopic pregnancy are relatively weak and need to supplement with a large amount of protein and vitamins to speed up recovery. Therefore, family members should take good care of the patient's diet, pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables, and balanced nutrition, so that the body can recover as soon as possible.

3. Avoid getting pregnant again in the short term: After undergoing an ectopic pregnancy surgery, it is inevitable that some damage will be caused to the female uterine cavity, which requires time to recover, so you should try to avoid getting pregnant again in the short term. In principle, sexual intercourse should be prohibited.

The early symptoms of ectopic pregnancy and how to treat it have been introduced in detail. Ectopic pregnancy is very harmful. Female friends with related symptoms should go to the hospital for examination in time and then intervene in treatment.