When does bleeding start in an ectopic pregnancy?

When does bleeding begin in an ectopic pregnancy? It varies from person to person. Some patients may not have a significant history of amenorrhea, that is, a small amount of vaginal bleeding may occur during the next menstrual period. If vaginal bleeding is in the form of dripping and not clear, you should consider whether it is an ectopic pregnancy. You need to go to the hospital for a blood test to check HCG. If the HCG is high and no fetal sac is found in the uterine cavity, you should highly suspect ectopic pregnancy.

Generally speaking, women with ectopic pregnancy are very anxious and uneasy, because ectopic pregnancy is indeed different from normal pregnancy, and sometimes we don’t know how to deal with many emergencies. So let's discuss the bleeding in ectopic pregnancy so that we don't get too anxious about it.

Ectopic pregnancy bleeding usually occurs in the form of irregular vaginal bleeding about forty days after the menstrual period stops.

However, the duration of ectopic pregnancy bleeding is related to the site of embryo implantation. If an ectopic pregnancy occurs in the abdomen of both fallopian tubes, the bleeding time of the ectopic pregnancy will be relatively delayed. However, if it is a bilateral ectopic pregnancy in the isthmus of the fallopian tubes, then the time of bleeding will be earlier. Therefore, the editor reminds ladies that the time of ectopic pregnancy bleeding will be different due to different personal physical conditions.

Bleeding may not occur in the early stages of an ectopic pregnancy. The main symptoms of ectopic pregnancy are amenorrhea, followed by abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding, syncope and shock. However, the symptoms of early ectopic pregnancy are not obvious. Once it ruptures, it will cause severe bleeding in the abdomen. If the diagnosis is delayed, it may seriously endanger life.

Generally speaking, patients with ectopic pregnancy all experience bleeding symptoms. The main symptoms are frequent irregular vaginal bleeding, which is dark brown in color, small in amount, generally not exceeding the menstrual volume, and is always not clean. Pregnant women should not mistakenly think that it is their menstrual period.