How to determine ectopic pregnancy?

When a female friend is pregnant, she must pay attention to ectopic pregnancy. The symptoms of ectopic pregnancy and pregnancy are similar at the beginning, and it is difficult to detect them if you don't pay attention. If you have an ectopic pregnancy, you must get treatment. For female friends who are pregnant for the first time, because they have no experience, they are often not very clear about the situation. They don’t know whether they are having a normal pregnancy or an ectopic pregnancy. Let’s learn about it together below.

Whether you have an ectopic pregnancy can be determined by the symptoms of ectopic pregnancy. The clinical manifestations of ectopic pregnancy are related to the implantation site of the fertilized egg in the fallopian tube, the presence or absence of miscarriage or rupture, the amount of blood in the abdominal cavity and the time of onset. Before miscarriage or rupture, the symptoms and signs of ectopic pregnancy are not obvious. In addition to short-term amenorrhea and pregnancy symptoms, there is sometimes bloating and pain in one side of the lower abdomen. During examination, the fallopian tubes may be normal or enlarged.

General situation: When there is a lot of intra-abdominal bleeding, it will present the appearance of acute anemia. When there is heavy bleeding, there will be symptoms of shock such as pale face, cold and wet limbs, rapid and weak pulse and low blood pressure. The body temperature is generally normal, slightly lower in shock, and may rise slightly when blood is absorbed into the abdominal cavity, but not exceeding 38°C.

Abdominal examination: There is obvious tenderness and rebound pain in the lower abdomen, especially on the affected side, but the abdominal muscle tension is lighter than the board-like abdomen during peritonitis. When there is more bleeding, there is mobile dullness on percussion, and blood clots form after a long time. Soft lung masses can be felt in the lower abdomen, and repeated bleeding causes the masses to increase in size and become hard.

Pelvic examination: The posterior vaginal fornix is ​​full and tender. There is obvious lifting pain in the cervix. Gently lifting the cervix or shaking it left or right can cause severe pain. The uterus is slightly enlarged and soft, and when there is a lot of internal bleeding, the uterus has a floating feeling.

If you find that you have similar symptoms to those described above, then the possibility of ectopic pregnancy is very high. You must go to the hospital for examination in time and do not delay. The longer the time, the greater the harm to your body. You must get treatment as soon as possible so that you can recover quickly. If you want to get pregnant again, you must wait until your body is fully recovered before doing so.