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Ectopic pregnancy: how to recognize it in time?

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Gynecologist Tatyana Ilyukhina spoke about the symptoms of ectopic pregnancy and shared her experience from medical practice.

Ectopic pregnancy in at the very beginning, it often goes smoothly, without complaints, therefore it does not cause any suspicion on the part of the woman. This is why this situation is dangerous.

“A patient, 35 years old, four months pregnant, recently applied, she was not observed, there are no complaints. According to the ultrasound, everything is fine with the fetus. But next to the fetus, I suddenly saw a non-pregnant uterus. The fertilized egg is attached in the abdominal cavity. An extremely rare case,” says the expert.
The woman had to be operated on urgently, everything went well. As a rule, ectopic pregnancy occurs in the tubes. Less commonly in the cervix, ovary, abdominal cavity. Sometimes a fertilized egg can attach itself to the corner of the uterus.

Ectopic pregnancy test

You can suspect something is wrong by the following symptoms: a missed period, a positive or incomprehensible hCG test in the urine. At the same time, not everyone may experience pain or blood smearing at all.

The first child was born from an ectopic pregnancy

Those who have already had an ectopic pregnancy are at risk; patients with chronic inflammation in the pelvic organs. Quite often, ectopic pregnancy occurs with IVF. The provoking factor is also an ectopic spiral. Tatyana Ilyukhina Tatyana Ilyukhina Health Gynecologist