Will bleeding continue in an ectopic pregnancy?

Everyone knows that ectopic pregnancy can cause acute massive bleeding. If not treated in time, it will lead to hemorrhagic shock or even death of the patient. Ectopic pregnancy can cause irregular vaginal bleeding in small amounts, but heavy bleeding can be life-threatening. Therefore, women in the early stages of pregnancy should undergo a check-up and pay attention to whether they have any abnormal vaginal bleeding. Once discovered, they need to be diagnosed promptly to see if it is normal physiological bleeding. So, generally speaking, will ectopic pregnancy cause continuous bleeding? Let’s learn about it below.

Ectopic pregnancy will cause irregular bleeding and be accompanied by severe abdominal pain. It is a gynecological emergency abdominal pain that can recur and is often accompanied by irregular vaginal spotting. When an ectopic pregnancy occurs, the structural characteristics of the fallopian tube itself restrict the growth and development of the fertilized egg, preventing it from growing to full-term pregnancy.

Clinical symptoms of ectopic pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy) is an abnormal pregnancy process in which the fertilized egg implants and develops outside the uterine cavity. It is often caused by inflammation in the fallopian tube lumen or its surroundings, which leads to poor patency of the lumen, hindering the normal operation of the fertilized egg, causing it to stay, implant and develop in the fallopian tube, resulting in miscarriage or rupture of the fallopian tube pregnancy.

The main symptoms of ectopic pregnancy are as follows:

1. Amenorrhea: Except for pregnancy in the fallopian tube interstitial region, the amenorrhea lasts for 6 to 8 weeks. 20% to 30% of patients have no obvious history of amenorrhea, or their menstruation is only delayed by two or three days.

2. Vaginal bleeding: After the death of the embryo, there is often irregular vaginal bleeding, which is dark red in color and small in amount, generally not exceeding the amount of menstruation. A small number of patients have heavy vaginal bleeding, similar to menstruation, and may be accompanied by the discharge of decidual fragments.

3. Syncope and shock: Due to acute intra-abdominal bleeding and severe abdominal pain, syncope may occur in mild cases, and hemorrhagic shock may occur in severe cases. The more and faster the bleeding, the quicker and more severe the symptoms appear, but they are not proportional to the amount of vaginal bleeding.

4. Abdominal pain: In the early stage, there may be dull pain on one side of the lower abdomen. This is caused by the expansion of the fallopian tube due to the development of the embryo. Spasmodic lower abdominal pain is extremely severe and can make the patient turn pale and sweat. This is caused by spasmodic contraction of the fallopian tube and can be relieved on its own after a while. Severe lower abdominal pain, like tearing, accompanied by a feeling of defecation, is caused by rupture and bleeding of fallopian tube pregnancy.

The above content is an explanation of the question "Will ectopic pregnancy continue bleeding in most cases?" I hope it will help you understand whether ectopic pregnancy will continue bleeding. Therefore, if women encounter continuous bleeding from ectopic pregnancy in the early stages of pregnancy, they must not take it lightly. They should go to the hospital for further examination as soon as possible to confirm whether it is an ectopic pregnancy based on their symptoms to avoid heavy bleeding and cause more serious physical harm.