What causes ectopic pregnancy? There are 6 potential causes

In recent years, more and more female patients have suffered from ectopic pregnancy, which has seriously endangered their physical and mental health. According to experts, there are many causes of ectopic pregnancy, among which smoking, drinking, multiple abortions, a history of ectopic pregnancy, and chronic pelvic inflammatory disease are the most common ones.

1. Smoking and drinking

Through a survey of a large number of women of childbearing age, it was found that the incidence of ectopic pregnancy in smokers is about three times that of non-smokers, because nicotine in tobacco can change the cilia movement of the fallopian tubes. At the same time, women who drink excessively for a long time are much more likely to suffer from ectopic pregnancy than non-alcoholics. This is because alcoholism can easily cause the narrowing of the fallopian tube lumen of women, resulting in low ciliary beating function and poor peristalsis of the fallopian tube wall, which is not conducive to the fertilized egg to "set up camp" in the uterus.

2. Multiple abortions

With the gradual change of people's ideas and concepts, cohabitation before marriage has become a common phenomenon in today's society, and unexpected pregnancy has become a reasonable thing. Most women who have an unexpected pregnancy are not prepared to have children, so they choose to terminate the pregnancy by abortion. Experts show that the more abortions you have, the greater the chance of an ectopic pregnancy.

3. History of ectopic pregnancy

Women who have had a history of ectopic pregnancy are very likely to suffer from ectopic pregnancy again, especially those who have had an ectopic pregnancy not long ago. They must take active contraceptive measures within a year or so, because if they become pregnant at this time, the probability of suffering an ectopic pregnancy is very high.

4. Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease

Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease refers to chronic inflammation of the female internal reproductive organs, their surrounding connective tissue, and the pelvic peritoneum. Generally, it will manifest as menstrual disorders, increased leucorrhea, lower back and abdominal pain, etc. However, if female friends do not pay attention to this and allow it to develop malignantly, then salpingitis is likely to cause the lumen of the tube to become narrow, making it difficult for the fertilized egg to enter the uterine cavity, so it has to settle in the fallopian tube or ovary, resulting in an ectopic pregnancy.

5. Sheung Wan

Some female friends choose to have an IUD inserted after giving birth in order to avoid getting pregnant again. Little do people know that having an IUD inserted does not mean sterilization, because according to relevant data, the probability of pregnancy for women with an IUD inserted is still around 3%.

6. In vitro fertilization

Even if a woman becomes pregnant through normal channels, there is still a chance of having an ectopic pregnancy, let alone with in vitro fertilization. According to statistics, the probability of ectopic pregnancy during in vitro fertilization is 5% to 8%. When the fertilized egg is placed into the uterine cavity on the third day, it will take a few days to find a suitable position. During this period, if the conditions of the uterine cavity are damaged in any way, the fertilized egg will move into the fallopian tube and cause an ectopic pregnancy.