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The article was professionally consulted by a doctor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital.An ectopic pregnancy is an abnormal pregnancy that can be dangerous for the mother, even life-threatening. Women with ectopic pregnancy need to be treated as soon as possible to minimize the impact on health and fertility in the future.
1. What is an ectopic pregnancy?
An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy that is not inside the uterus but is located outside, most commonly a pregnancy located in the fallopian tubes. An ectopic pregnancy carries the risk of rupture of the gestational sac at any time. When the gestational sac ruptures, the blood in the gestational sac will flow massively into the abdomen, causing danger to the mother, potentially infertility later, even causing the mother's death. It is necessary to detect early when there are signs of ectopic pregnancy before the ectopic pregnancy ruptures to conduct timely treatment.Trắc nghiệm: Bạn có hiểu đúng về dấu hiệu mang thai sớm?
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2. How long does it take to detect an ectopic pregnancy?
2.1. In case of unruptured ectopic pregnancy, after about 5-10 days of sexual intercourse, conception will take place, then the fetus will implant in the uterus. If you have signs of pregnancy such as missed period, 2 lines test but still can't see a gestational sac in the uterus, you may have an ectopic pregnancy. Thus, ectopic pregnancy can be detected very early, at 4 - 5 weeks.
Thai ngoài tử cung thường gặp nhất là ở vòi trứng
Some signs of ectopic pregnancy
Abnormal bleeding: When having an ectopic pregnancy, women will have bleeding, which may or may not coincide with the monthly menstrual period. Many people mistakenly think it is menstrual blood, but it is blood that indicates an ectopic pregnancy. This abnormal bleeding phenomenon has many different characteristics from menstrual blood such as: lasting for many days in a row, bleeding little by little, blood does not clot and is dark red. There are very few cases of women having an ectopic pregnancy without this sign. Abdominal pain: This is a characteristic symptom of an ectopic pregnancy. So how long does an ectopic pregnancy last? Many people experience abdominal pain early in pregnancy. Abdominal discomfort, accompanied by constipation. After that, the mother will feel severe abdominal pain on one side, pain for many days without stopping. If abdominal pain is combined with unusual bleeding, you need to immediately think of signs of an ectopic pregnancy. The concentration of HCG in the ectopic pregnancy in the blood decreases gradually: In a normal pregnant woman, the concentration of HCG will increase gradually with gestational age. The larger the fetus, the higher the amount of HCG in the blood. However, in women with an ectopic pregnancy, HCG levels will rise slowly, or even not, at all. Therefore, some women realize that they have signs of pregnancy but the test still shows only 1 line, which can also be suspected of ectopic pregnancy.
Đau bụng hoặc ra máu bất thường là triệu chứng đặc trưng của thai ngoài tử cung
When the ectopic pregnancy ruptures, in addition to the symptoms of an unruptured ectopic pregnancy (abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding, missed period), the patient also feels severe abdominal pain, sweating, pale face, thirst, shortness of breath, weakness in the limbs, rapid, light pulse, low blood pressure, possible exhaustion and fainting. The cause is a ruptured ectopic pregnancy causing massive bleeding in the abdomen. At this time, the pregnant woman needs to be operated on immediately, otherwise it will be life-threatening.
Thus, ectopic pregnancy can be detected very early. As soon as there are signs of pregnancy, you need to go to medical facilities to check the implantation position of the gestational sac. An ectopic pregnancy should be treated as soon as possible.
Ectopic pregnancy is usually detected quite early, at 4 - 5 weeks of pregnancy. Therefore, the first prenatal check-up plays a very important role in preventing and reducing complications when having an ectopic pregnancy. The first trimester is the most sensitive time during pregnancy. In order for mother and baby to be healthy, in addition to the first prenatal check-up, pregnant women should pay attention to the following issues:
Understand early signs of pregnancy, pregnancy poisoning, bleeding during pregnancy. Fetal malformation screening at 12 weeks detects dangerous fetal malformations that can be intervened early. Distinguish between normal vaginal bleeding and pathological vaginal bleeding for timely intervention to maintain pregnancy. Screening for thyroid disease in the first 3 months of pregnancy avoids dangerous risks before and during delivery. Vinmec currently has many maternity packages (12-27-36 weeks), in which the 12-week maternity package helps monitor the health of mother and baby right from the beginning of pregnancy, early detection and timely intervention of health issues. In addition to the usual services, the maternity monitoring program from 12 weeks has special services that other maternity packages do not have such as: Double Test or Triple Test to screen for fetal malformations; Quantitative angiogenesis factor test to diagnose preeclampsia; thyroid screening test; Rubella test; Testing for parasites transmitted from mother to child seriously affects the baby's brain and physical development after birth.
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