What are the signs of pregnancy scar?

Scars are not obvious signs of pregnancy. In the early stages of pregnancy, there are only some uncomfortable symptoms. When pregnant women are 5 to 16 weeks pregnant, there will often be a small amount of painless vaginal bleeding. Some pregnant women will have mild abdominal pain. Generally, there is no other discomfort. Because the symptoms of scar pregnancy are not obvious, this also brings great trouble to the treatment.

Because there is no obvious discomfort, if the patient seeks medical treatment, the gynecologist cannot make a diagnosis during clinical examination because the size of the uterus is not significantly different from that of a normal pregnancy and the cervical examination is often normal. This brings trouble to the patient's early detection and early treatment.

Scar pregnancy refers to a situation in which a gestational sac implants in the original uterine scar during the next pregnancy in a woman with a history of cesarean section. This often leads to heavy vaginal bleeding and late uterine rupture. It is an abnormal pregnancy that is difficult to treat and is as dangerous as an ectopic pregnancy. It is one of the most headache-inducing problems for obstetricians.

Most women choose cesarean section when giving birth to their first child, so they must be wary of scar pregnancy. During a cesarean section, the doctor makes an incision in the uterus, takes out the baby, and then sews it up, leaving a scar. There are often tiny fissures in this area, and the uterine cavity and mucosal layer are incomplete.

There are gaps between the muscle layers. If the embryo happens to implant nearby, it will grow towards the muscle layer like a seed, grow roots that pass through the gaps and tear the muscles, easily causing uterine rupture or heavy bleeding. Therefore, for women with a history of cesarean section, regular check-ups and B-ultrasound tests are necessary in the middle and late stages of pregnancy. If risk factors are found, they should be admitted to the hospital for intervention as soon as possible.

There have been cases where a woman was careless when she was pregnant with her second child, which resulted in a ruptured uterine scar and the fetus fell into the abdominal cavity and suffocated to death. What's worse, the mother's uterus was also removed. Before the introduction of the policy of allowing couples to have two children if only one of them is an only child, such cases were relatively rare. But now that the policy has been implemented, high-risk groups are reminded to pay attention and go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible if they experience pain in the scar or vaginal bleeding.