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Ectopic pregnancy - an infrequent phenomenon, amounting to approximately 1-2percent of all pregnancies. Most often, it occurs because of a violation of the functions of the fallopian tubes, adhesions and obstruction. The risk group includes women who have had sexual infections (gonorrhea, chlamydia, etc.), inflammatory diseases of the genital organs, endometriosis. All women who have an increased likelihood of developing an ectopic pregnancy should be visited by a gynecologist with the slightest suspicion of pathology.

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At the outset, symptoms of an ectopic pregnancydo not differ from the signs of the uterine: a woman is experiencing a delay in menstruation, swelling of the mammary glands, there is drowsiness, nausea, weakness, etc. Determine whether motherhood pregnancy, can only the doctor.

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Analysis for the presence of a hormone of chorionicGonadotropin also reveals it in both uterine and ectopic pregnancies. But if the concentration of hCG is somewhat lower than the time limit, the doctor may suspect a pathological pregnancy. Sometimes in this case, this hormone is so small that a home test does not react to it.

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Quite often, with ectopic pregnancy in thosethe days when there was to be menstruation, there are spotting, which is a consequence of the reaction of the endometrium to the fetal egg in the fallopian tube. This symptom is sometimes confused with menstruation or spontaneous abortion.

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To suspect ectopic pregnancy You can by unusually meager or delayed menstruation. In this case, make a test for pregnancy or hCG analysis. And if the result is positive - contact a gynecologist. He, most likely, will assign additional tests to determine the increase in hCG. In uterine pregnancy, the amount of the hormone doubles every two days. If this does not happen - pregnancy, possibly, an ectopic.

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Ultrasound can determine the uterine pregnancy at the level of hCG 1800 MUl (at a period of about 5 weeks). If, with such an amount of hormone, a fetal egg in the uterus is not visible, the risk of an ectopic pregnancy is very high.

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If at suspicion of ectopic pregnancy the woman's condition worsens, she is prescribed laparoscopy. For this examination, the internal organs are examined using a thin telescope. When the diagnosis is confirmed, the fetal egg is removed.

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Fortunately, with the help of laparoscopy very often it is possible to save the fallopian tube, which allows a woman to count on a normal pregnancy further. To increase this probability, before the planned conception it is advisable to check this way again to determine the condition of the pelvic organs and the fallopian tubes.