Can ectopic pregnancy be aborted medically?

Ectopic pregnancy is a disease that many women are very worried about. The inability to have a normal pregnancy and delivery has a great impact on the pregnant woman's family and her own body. There are many current treatments for ectopic pregnancy, so is medical abortion possible?

Can ectopic pregnancy be aborted medically?

Ectopic pregnancy is a dangerous gynecological acute abdomen and must be treated with high vigilance. It is different from intrauterine pregnancy. If an ectopic pregnancy is aborted medically, the consequences are quite serious. If you choose medical abortion to treat ectopic pregnancy, not only will it not be effective, but it will also cause great risks to the health of female friends.

Medical abortion for patients with ectopic pregnancy can lead to rupture of the ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage, causing internal bleeding and hemorrhagic shock, which has been reported clinically. Therefore, medical abortion emphasizes the importance of taking medical history, conducting a careful bimanual gynecological examination before the operation, and performing B-ultrasound examination to rule out the contraindication of ectopic pregnancy.

In addition, in very rare cases, simultaneous intrauterine and extrauterine pregnancies can easily lead to missed or misdiagnosis. Therefore, experts recommend that patients should undergo surgical treatment in a timely manner once an ectopic pregnancy occurs, and remember not to undergo medical abortion.

If ectopic pregnancy rupture or miscarriage occurs, surgery or conservative treatment will be used depending on the severity of the condition. At present, the most common method for treating ectopic pregnancy is laparoscopic surgery, which involves cutting the fallopian tube, removing the embryo, and then suturing it to maintain the function of the fallopian tube. This is the best treatment method for ectopic pregnancy currently advocated.