How should ectopic pregnancy be treated?

Many women find that they still have vaginal bleeding and even lower abdominal pain after becoming pregnant. In severe cases, they may experience heavy bleeding. If this happens between one to two months of pregnancy, it is mainly due to problems caused by ectopic pregnancy. I believe that many women will have questions at the same time: what should I do if I have an ectopic pregnancy? The editor will explain it to you below.

There are many options for the treatment of ectopic pregnancy, which depends on the desire for fertility, the size and location of the ectopic pregnancy and the patient's physical condition. For those who are unable to have children, the fertility can be preserved to the greatest extent possible while saving the patient's life. Drug treatment for ectopic pregnancy If it is definitely an ectopic pregnancy, and the embryo is relatively small, and the human chorionic gonadotropin is not very high, the doctor may give you anti-cancer drugs such as methotrexate (MTX) to kill the embryo.

Methotrexate is given by injection into a muscle and travels through your bloodstream to the fetus, where it stops the growth of cells and the placenta, thus ending an ectopic pregnancy. After a period of time, this tiny embryo will be absorbed by your body.

You may experience some abdominal pain or cramping as the medicine starts to work, and you may even experience nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. You should avoid drinking alcohol and having sex while you are taking this medication, and be careful not to take multivitamins or supplements that contain folic acid, as these substances can affect how methotrexate works.

You also need to go to the hospital for a blood human chorionic gonadotropin test to find out whether the embryo of the ectopic pregnancy eventually died. Because drug treatment has certain disadvantages: First, if the drug fails to kill the embryo, it will cause the embryo to grow larger and larger, causing the fallopian tube to rupture and cause heavy bleeding. Second, if part of the embryo is killed and the other part survives, an obsolete embryo will appear, causing female infertility.

Through the above description of the editor, everyone should have some understanding of the treatment of ectopic pregnancy. The best fundamental treatment method is to have surgery to eliminate it as soon as possible. Otherwise, the embryo will continue to grow, leading to rupture of the fallopian tube or other parts of the uterus in the body, causing life-threatening danger. It is recommended to use professional instruments to remove the ectopic pregnancy embryo.