Is vaginal bleeding definitely caused by ectopic pregnancy?

In recent years, many women have experienced ectopic pregnancy, and according to surveys, there will be vaginal bleeding before ectopic pregnancy, so many people are worried that vaginal bleeding means ectopic pregnancy, but there is no data to show that vaginal bleeding must mean ectopic pregnancy, so many women lack knowledge in this area, so they may have certain concerns about vaginal bleeding and ectopic pregnancy, so they need to understand it well.

Experts say that not all patients with ectopic pregnancy will bleed in the early stages, but once vaginal bleeding occurs, you must be cautious because it is likely caused by an ectopic pregnancy. The bleeding caused by ectopic pregnancy is often manifested as irregular vaginal bleeding, which is dark brown in color and small in amount, generally not exceeding the menstrual volume, and is always unclean. If it is heavy bleeding, the situation is much more serious and may be accompanied by syncope and shock. The symptoms of early ectopic pregnancy are sometimes not obvious. Once ruptured, it causes severe bleeding in the abdominal cavity. If the diagnosis is delayed, it may be life-threatening, so it must be discovered as early as possible.

Warning signs of ectopic pregnancy

In order to detect ectopic pregnancy as early as possible to avoid serious consequences, it is important to be aware of the warning signs of ectopic pregnancy.

1. History of short-term amenorrhea or delayed menstruation, irregular vaginal bleeding.

Most patients with ectopic pregnancy have a history of amenorrhea, which varies in length, generally 6-8 weeks. 30% of patients have no obvious history of amenorrhea, but have irregular vaginal bleeding, small amount of bleeding, spot-like, dark red color. A few patients have bleeding similar to menstrual volume, and some patients have no vaginal bleeding.

2. Abdominal pain.

This is another most common symptom of ectopic pregnancy. Patients may experience dull pain, distending pain, heaviness, colic or tearing pain. This type of abdominal pain may occur continuously or intermittently, or it may come on suddenly.

The above is the popularization of knowledge about ectopic pregnancy, so now you should know that vaginal bleeding does not necessarily mean ectopic pregnancy, but if you have an ectopic pregnancy, you may very likely have symptoms of vaginal bleeding. Therefore, it is recommended that women who are usually shy should go to the hospital for an ultrasound if they have bleeding, so that they can know in time whether their vaginal bleeding is caused by ectopic pregnancy.