Side effects of chemotherapy for ectopic pregnancy

Ectopic pregnancy is an abnormal pregnancy. If the embryo is not in the uterus, the child will naturally not be able to grow and develop normally. Therefore, once an ectopic pregnancy occurs, an abortion must be performed in a timely manner. Chemotherapy injections are a relatively simple and convenient way to terminate pregnancy. So, will chemotherapy for ectopic pregnancy have certain side effects for pregnant women? In fact, side effects are inevitable, which will be introduced in detail below!

1. Treatment of ectopic pregnancy with chemotherapy

Once an ectopic pregnancy is diagnosed, a variety of factors need to be considered to determine whether to use conservative chemotherapy or surgical treatment. The chemotherapy injections used here do not refer to the chemotherapy used for tumors. They are just chemical drug treatments, which are a type of drug treatment and are conservative treatments. After a period of time, the next step of treatment can be carried out.

2. Are there any side effects of chemotherapy injections for ectopic pregnancy?

The conservative treatment for ectopic pregnancy is to inject chemotherapy drugs to promote the necrosis and absorption of the gestational sac. This dose of the drug usually does not cause liver or kidney damage. This is a common and mature treatment method. After the operation, treat it as a normal abortion.

Chemotherapy drugs for ectopic pregnancy generally have side effects on the body, causing nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, hematuria, oral ulcers, etc. It is recommended to keep a happy mood, not to worry too much, pay attention to rest, ensure adequate sleep, eat a light diet, avoid smoking and drinking, drink plenty of water, dilute the concentration of the drug, and facilitate excretion in the urine.

Having an ectopic pregnancy is actually not a very scary thing. Although it will bring some pain, as long as you go to the hospital for examination in time, cooperate with the doctor for treatment, and keep your body and mind relaxed, you will be cured soon.

3. Causes of ectopic pregnancy

1. Hypoplasia or dysfunction of fallopian tubes

Tubal dysplasia is often manifested by excessively long fallopian tubes, poor development of the muscular layer, and lack of mucociliary tissue. Double fallopian tubes, diverticula or accessory fimbria can all be causes of fallopian tube pregnancy.

2. The fertilized egg wanders

If one ovary ovulates and the fertilized egg migrates to the opposite fallopian tube through the uterine cavity or abdominal cavity, it is called migratory fertilized egg. Because the fertilized egg takes too long to migrate and grows larger, it can implant in the contralateral fallopian tube and develop into a tubal pregnancy.