What causes ectopic pregnancy?

The occurrence of ectopic pregnancy is not accidental. In many cases, it is caused by some bad living habits of female friends, especially smoking, drinking, and drug abuse. The occurrence of ectopic pregnancy not only affects women's physical health, but may also lead to infertility in the future. Therefore, we must pay attention to prevention in life. The following is a summary of the causes of ectopic pregnancy.

1. Smoking is one of the causes of ectopic pregnancy. Nicotine disrupts the normal life of the fallopian tube, which not only prevents the "baby" from entering the uterus smoothly, but also increases the risk of gynecological inflammation in women, causing changes in the environment around the fallopian tube, leading to the occurrence of ectopic pregnancy.

2. Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease can also easily lead to ectopic pregnancy. Inflammation causes adhesion, stenosis, and irregularity of the fallopian tube mucosa. These pathological changes weaken the peristalsis of the fallopian tube wall muscles, thus affecting the transportation of the fertilized egg. The fertilized egg is blocked in the fallopian tube, which means it may implant and develop locally, resulting in fallopian tube pregnancy. Therefore, this is also the main cause of ectopic pregnancy.

3. Appendicitis perforation is another high-risk factor for ectopic pregnancy. Appendicitis perforation forms periappendiceal abscess, which affects the fallopian tubes and blocks them, increasing the risk of ectopic pregnancy by 2 times.

4. Repeated abortions can easily lead to ectopic pregnancy. The current incidence of ectopic pregnancy has increased 5-6 times compared to the 1980s. The more abortions you have, the greater the chance of ectopic pregnancy. Therefore, whether you have children or not, women should take good contraceptive measures to prevent ectopic pregnancy. This is one of the causes of ectopic pregnancy.

5. IUDs are also a factor that causes ectopic pregnancy. Women who use IUDs for contraception may also have ectopic pregnancy due to "foreign objects" in the uterine cavity, which may cause the fertilized egg to migrate to a part outside the uterine cavity and implant.