How to distinguish ectopic pregnancy from menstruation

Because both ectopic pregnancy and menstruation are symptoms of abdominal pain and bleeding, some women find it difficult to distinguish them clearly. However, if ectopic pregnancy is not treated in time, it will cause great harm to women's bodies. Therefore, this article hopes to enable more women to master the knowledge of ectopic pregnancy and menstruation. Today, the editor will tell you, how to distinguish ectopic pregnancy and menstruation?

The first difference: normal menstrual periods are regular. The last day of the previous menstrual period to the first day of the next menarche is usually about 28 days. Menstruation is not likely to come at other times. Sometimes it is normal for menstruation to be advanced or delayed by one week, but ectopic pregnancy may occur during the time period other than menarche, which is irregular.

The second difference: the amount of bleeding in ectopic pregnancy is relatively small. Generally, only a small amount of blood is discharged from the vagina, and the bleeding is irregular, intermittent and difficult to stop. The normal blood flowing out during menstruation is dark red in color, and the amount of bleeding each time is basically the same as the amount of bleeding in the previous menstrual period. The menstrual period is generally within 3 to 7 days.

The third difference: When a woman has an ectopic pregnancy, the blood hcg or urine hcg test will show a positive reaction, but when she has her first menstruation, both the blood hcg and urine hcg tests will be negative.

The fourth difference: ectopic pregnancy will cause lower abdominal pain as the pregnancy progresses, and it is often manifested as lower abdominal pain on the affected side, while menstruation usually manifests as dysmenorrhea in clinical medicine, with pain in the entire lower abdomen.

Because the common symptoms of ectopic pregnancy and menstruation are abdominal pain, many women cannot tell whether they have an ectopic pregnancy or a normal period. However, there are some differences between ectopic pregnancy and menstruation. So how do you tell the difference between an ectopic pregnancy and menstruation? Let the editor explain it to you below.

How to tell the difference between ectopic pregnancy and menstruation

Menstruation is the menstrual cycle of female friends. Under normal circumstances, the uterine wall of women will fall off regularly, and the situation of the falling uterine wall being discharged from the vagina is what we often call menstruation. Ectopic pregnancy refers to a situation in which the embryo implants in the gestational sac outside the uterus, which may cause abdominal pain and bleeding. However, if the blood test for ectopic pregnancy is HCG, it indicates pregnancy, while the blood test during menstruation indicates no pregnancy.

Ectopic pregnancy is an ectopic pregnancy in female friends. It refers to the situation that although the pregnancy occurs, the fetus in the gestational sac is not implanted in the uterine cavity, but grows and develops outside the uterus. This is an abnormal disease and the baby must not be kept. The most typical symptom of ectopic pregnancy patients is lower body bleeding, which may also be accompanied by abdominal pain. Many careless female friends may not understand that they are pregnant and may confuse it with their menstrual period. So how to judge ectopic pregnancy and women's menstruation? Today, we will focus on these aspects.

In fact, for many female friends, menstrual periods are not very regular. Therefore, even if you notice abnormal bleeding, it may be mistaken for your period. This kind of situation is very common in clinical medicine. Therefore, if the menstrual period does not come at the normal time, once abnormal symptoms are found, it is important to first determine the cause of the bleeding. Relatively speaking, ectopic pregnancy and menstruation are very easy to distinguish:

First, the bleeding of patients with ectopic pregnancy is generally less than that of menstruation. It may be brown, dark brown, or dark red. There is a gradual change process, and the abdominal pain is intermittent. But the symptoms are only conjectures, and in the end, we still need to rely on others to distinguish;