How long does it take to be hospitalized for an ectopic pregnancy?

Pregnancy itself is a happy thing, but some people are diagnosed with ectopic pregnancy after pregnancy examination. As we all know, ectopic pregnancy requires timely surgical treatment. If it is not treated in time, ectopic pregnancy will directly threaten life safety. Once it is found to be ectopic pregnancy, timely surgical treatment is very important. Ectopic pregnancy treatment requires hospitalization. Generally speaking, how long does it take to stay in hospital for ectopic pregnancy?

After surgery for ectopic pregnancy, you usually need to stay in the hospital for a week before being discharged, but you still need to recuperate at home for a period of time after discharge. At the same time, you need to strengthen your nutrition, not be too tired, and be careful not to stay in the cold. If it is a minimally invasive ectopic pregnancy surgery, the time taken is short and the recovery is fast, and you can usually be discharged from the hospital within three days. You can return to your normal daily life in seven days.

Because everyone's physical condition is different, how long you need to rest before going back to work after being discharged from the hospital can be determined based on your body's recovery. If you do not feel any discomfort after being discharged from the hospital, you can exercise moderately and do some light housework. But be careful not to overwork and make sure you get enough rest. Sexual intercourse is prohibited for one month after ectopic pregnancy surgery, and you are not allowed to take a bath in a tub. You can shower more frequently and change clothes frequently. If you find any symptoms of infection, you need to seek medical treatment in time.

Ectopic pregnancy can also be treated conservatively, with medications used to kill the embryo. Drug treatment takes a shorter time and costs less, and the fallopian tubes can be preserved, which will not affect fertility in the future.

Why do women have ectopic pregnancies?

1. Salpingitis is the most common factor leading to ectopic pregnancy. About 60% of patients with tubal pregnancy have a history of salpingitis. Recurrent chronic salpingitis causes adhesion of the fallopian tube mucosal folds, narrowing of the lumen, damage of the cilia, or twisting of the fallopian tube due to adhesion of the inflammation to the surrounding tissues, making it unable to move normally. All of these can hinder the normal operation of the fertilized egg, preventing the fertilized egg from reaching the uterine cavity as scheduled and implanting in the fallopian tube.

2. Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, especially salpingitis, is another important factor in the occurrence of ectopic pregnancy. Women must not ignore this common gynecological disease. Because salpingitis can cause the lumen of the tube to become narrow, it is difficult for the fertilized egg to enter the uterine cavity, so it has to "set up camp" in the fallopian tube or ovary.

3. Repeated abortions. With the continuous change of traditional concepts, abortions caused by premarital sex are becoming more and more common, and repeated abortions can easily lead to ectopic pregnancy. The current incidence of ectopic pregnancy has increased 5 to 6 times compared to the 1980s. The more abortions you have, the greater the chance of an ectopic pregnancy. Therefore, regardless of whether they are pregnant or not, women should take good contraceptive measures to prevent ectopic pregnancies.

4. The fertilized egg wanders. When an ovary releases an egg and after fertilization it migrates through the uterine cavity or abdominal cavity to the opposite fallopian tube, this is called migration of the fertilized egg. As the fertilized egg gradually grows during the migration process, when it cannot pass through the fallopian tube, that is, when it implants in the fallopian tube, tubal pregnancy occurs.