- Previous one or more ectopic pregnancy
- Certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs-Chlamydia infection)
- Pelvic inflammatory disease(PID)
- Previous surgery on fallopian tube
- Prior pelvic or abdominal surgery
- Endometriosis
- Cigarette smoking
- History of infertility
- Use of assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF)
About 50% of all women who have an ectopic pregnancy do not have previous known risk factors.
Symptoms of ectopic pregnancy resemble normal pregnancy. You will feel everything you feel in your early pregnancy, such as Missed periods with pregnancy symptoms like nausea, vomiting, and cramps. Moreover, you will test positive for the pregnancy,
- Irregular vaginal bleeding
- Severe lower abdominal pain
- Fainting attacks or chronic light-headedness
- shoulder tip pain
- frequent urge to have bowel movements
- cramping, nausea, bloating or vomiting
It can diagnose by combined clinical examination along with other tests.
- HCG Blood test
- Transvaginal ultrasound
- physical examination
Three options to treat an ectopic pregnancy are:
- strict observation
- medication
- surgery.
Several weeks of follow-up are required with each treatment.
Our expert will examine your condition to check whether it can be controlled with the use of observation, medicine or surgery. Only observation with frequent monitoring of symptoms and vitals with repeated BHCG levels are done for very early diagnosed ectopic pregnancy and falling BHCG levels.
Early-stage UNRUPTURED tubal pregnancy may be executed by methotrexate injection if it comes under selected criteria only for selected cases.
Advanced-stage pregnancy or ruptured ectopic pregnancy will need surgery. Our expert-Dr. Sandip Sonara, can effortlessly handle complicated issues of ectopic pregnancy laparoscopically. Book your laparoscopy surgery with the best gynaecologist in Gujarat.
- Laparoscopic salpingectomy: It is the gold standard for managing ectopic pregnancy. In this surgery, the damaged tube is removed laparoscopically.
- Laparoscopic salpingotomy: If the woman has only one tube with ectopic pregnancy and an unruptured tube, she can be offered the option of saving her tube and preserving the option of natural conception for her only in selected cases.
