Ectopic pregnancy
In normal pregnancies, a woman’s ovary removes one egg into the fallopian tube. If the egg meets the man’s sperm, the fertilization takes place. The fertilized egg moves to the uterus to attach to its belly and begins to grow for nine months.
However, in one in 50 pregnancies, the fertilized egg may remain in the fallopian tube. This condition is called tubal pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy). In other cases, fertilized egg may attach to the ovary, which may affect the woman’s life. To treat them as soon as possible.
Symptoms of ectopic pregnancy
Women may be able to detect the problem of ectopic pregnancy by observing some of the symptoms associated with it, such as:
- Light vaginal bleeding.
- Nausea and vomiting accompanied by pain.
- Pain in the lower abdomen.
- Acute colic.
- Pain is next to one body.
- Dizziness or general weakness in the body.
- Pain in the shoulders, neck, or rectum.
- Fainting As the condition progresses, the fallopian tube may rupture causing severe pain and bleeding.
If a woman has one or more of the above symptoms, consult her or her immediate physician immediately for appropriate treatment to avoid any severe bleeding and to maintain fertility.
Causes of ectopic pregnancy
One cause of an ectopic pregnancy is damage or malfunction of the fallopian tube, which may prevent the fertilized egg from returning to the uterus. Women may never know what caused this condition, but they are more likely to become infected if:
- Use of a woman for intrauterine birth control (IUD).
- Women previously infected with pelvic inflammatory disease.
- Sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhea.
- Congenital problems (since birth) in the fallopian tube.
- Women are exposed to previous pelvic surgery, which prevents the fertilized egg from returning to the uterus.
- Women with ectopic pregnancy problem.
- Use of fertility drugs.
- Infertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization.
Treatment of ectopic pregnancy problem
If the doctor doubts the rupture of the fallopian tube, he will perform immediate and emergency surgery to stop the bleeding. In some severe cases, the duct or ovary may be damaged and the doctor will have to remove it permanently. If the problem is detected early, it will be solved by performing a surgical procedure in which the fetus is miscarried and the damage is treated.
Damage to ectopic pregnancy
When this condition is detected early, no serious side effects will affect women’s health. The loss will be only in the abortion of the fetus. In advanced cases, the fallopian tube may rupture causing permanent damage and thus affect the fertility of the woman and her inability to conceive again. In a few cases, especially when appropriate treatment is not taken, women’s lives may be compromised by bleeding and severe pain.