Is vaginal bleeding an ectopic pregnancy?

Ectopic pregnancy is also a type of pregnancy. After an ectopic pregnancy occurs, some symptoms of early pregnancy will also appear, such as amenorrhea, nausea, etc. Pregnant women with normal pregnancies can detect it at home using pregnancy test sticks or early pregnancy test paper, but ectopic pregnancy cannot be detected. Moreover, ectopic pregnancy can cause certain harm to the human body, so if you experience some symptoms of pregnancy, you should go to the hospital for examination in time to find out whether an ectopic pregnancy has occurred.

Experts say that early symptoms of ectopic pregnancy include:

1. Menopause:

Most patients with ectopic pregnancy have a short history of amenorrhea before the onset of the disease, about 6 weeks. However, some patients may mistake pathological bleeding for menstruation because the human chorionic gonadotropin produced by the chorionic tissue is insufficient to maintain the endometrium, or because the disease occurs at an early stage, and they may think that they have no history of amenorrhea.

2. Vaginal bleeding:

Most of them are in the form of drops, dark brown, small in amount, not exceeding the menstrual volume. Vaginal bleeding is caused by endometrial ablation or fallopian tube bleeding discharged through the uterine cavity. Abdominal pain accompanied by vaginal bleeding is often a sign of fetal damage. If there is only abdominal pain but no vaginal bleeding, it is usually due to continued fetal survival or abdominal pregnancy, so you should be vigilant.

3. Abdominal pain:

It is the main symptom of tubal pregnancy destruction, with an incidence of 95%. It is often characterized by sudden tearing or paroxysmal pain on one side of the lower abdomen, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Stimulating the diaphragm can cause radiating pain in the shoulder blades. When fluid accumulates in the pelvic cavity, there is a feeling of heaviness and defecation in the anus. It is very helpful in diagnosing ectopic pregnancy.

4. Syncope and shock:

The more and faster the bleeding, the quicker and more severe the symptoms will appear. It can cause dizziness, pale complexion, thin pulse, low blood pressure, and cold sweats, leading to dangerous conditions such as fainting and shock.

Dangers of ectopic pregnancy:

First of all, acute massive bleeding, if not treated in time, can lead to hemorrhagic shock or even death of the patient. Because of the structural characteristics of the fallopian tube, the growth and development of the fertilized egg is restricted, resulting in its inability to grow to full-term pregnancy.

Secondly, due to acute bleeding in the abdominal cavity, blood volume is reduced and severe abdominal pain occurs, which may cause fainting in mild cases and shock in severe cases.

Again, tubal pregnancy abortion occurs due to the embryo flowing into the abdominal cavity, causing tubal pregnancy rupture. It causes severe intra-abdominal bleeding, massive internal bleeding leading to shock and serious life-threatening.

Finally, because the walls of the fallopian tubes are thin and the muscles of the fallopian tubes are weak, they cannot contract and compress to effectively stop bleeding like the uterus. If massive bleeding causes shock, life may be in danger if rescue is not quick.

After understanding the early symptoms of ectopic pregnancy, I hope that female friends will pay more attention. If the above symptoms appear, you must pay attention to it and go to a regular hospital for a detailed examination in time. If it is an ectopic pregnancy, you should receive treatment in time to avoid affecting your future pregnancy, childbearing and physical health. The earlier the discovery and treatment, the less impact on the patient's physical health.