Emergency contraceptive pills may cause ectopic pregnancy

Many women seem to think that taking emergency contraceptive pills is a good choice, which relieves many women's worries. However, studies have shown that emergency contraceptive pills may cause ectopic pregnancy. Patients need to use the medication with caution, otherwise it will cause harm to the body.

Emergency contraceptive pills have many side effects and are very harmful. Female friends are more or less aware of this. In recent years, the incidence of ectopic pregnancy has increased. It turns out that it is also related to the commonly used emergency contraceptive pills. Ectopic pregnancy is an extremely dangerous acute abdomen. Long-term abuse of emergency contraceptive pills and frequent abortions will increase the possibility of ectopic pregnancy.

As we all know, the normal site of fertilization in women is the fallopian tube. After migrating, the fertilized egg finally implants in the uterine cavity. However, if the fertilized egg "landed in the wrong place" for some reason and grew and developed outside the uterine cavity, this is an ectopic pregnancy, which is what we often call an ectopic pregnancy.

There are many reasons for ectopic pregnancy, but it is mainly related to reproductive tract infection caused by frequent sexual intercourse and repeated abortions. Due to reproductive tract inflammation, such as vaginitis and cervicitis, the infection spreads to the fallopian tube, causing salpingitis and narrowing of the fallopian tube. The fertilized egg originally wanted to migrate to the uterine cavity for implantation and development, but due to the blockage of the fallopian tube, it changes its route and "sets up camp" outside the uterus, leading to the occurrence of ectopic pregnancy.

It is precisely because of painless abortion that some girls treat abortion as common as taking cold medicine, but they don’t know that multiple abortions can easily cause salpingitis, ectopic pregnancy and other diseases. Ectopic pregnancy is an acute abdominal disease, and the condition changes rapidly. If rescue is not timely, it can cause the patient’s death. Doctors said that the main reason for ectopic pregnancy in most patients is frequent abortion. Ectopic pregnancy is very dangerous and may endanger life, so women should pay attention to it. Experts remind that the more abortions you have, the greater the possibility of ectopic pregnancy.

Emergency contraceptive pills may be the culprit for ectopic pregnancy

Although there is currently no large-sample epidemiological survey evidence in medicine that emergency contraceptives can cause ectopic pregnancies, clinical observations show that some patients do experience ectopic pregnancies after taking emergency contraceptives. Therefore, many obstetricians and gynecologists believe that the frequent use of emergency contraceptives will increase the risk of ectopic pregnancies.

The misuse of emergency contraceptive pills can easily lead to endocrine dysfunction in some people, resulting in fallopian tube abnormalities and infertility, and can also cause ectopic pregnancies in a very small number of people.

The solution given by the gynecologist is: be sure to take emergency contraceptive pills according to the instructions of the drug. In addition, it is best not to take emergency contraceptive pills again within 3 months to 6 months. If you have abnormal menstruation after taking the medicine, you should go to the hospital for examination. Women who do not plan to have children in the near future can take long-acting contraceptive pills, which have much fewer side effects than emergency contraceptive pills.

What are the warning signs of ectopic pregnancy?

1. Short-term amenorrhea history or delayed menstruation, irregular vaginal bleeding. Most patients with ectopic pregnancy have a history of amenorrhea, which varies in length, generally 6 to 8 weeks. There are also 30% of patients who have no obvious history of amenorrhea, but have irregular vaginal bleeding - small amount of bleeding, drip-like, dark red color, a few patients have bleeding similar to menstrual volume, and some patients have no vaginal bleeding.

Some patients with irregular vaginal bleeding will be diagnosed with "threatened abortion" and take measures to preserve the fetus. At the same time, because there are no typical symptoms in the early stage of ectopic pregnancy, the disease is delayed and the treatment is more difficult.

2. Abdominal pain. This is another common symptom of ectopic pregnancy. Patients may experience dull pain, distending pain, sinking pain, colic or tearing pain. Such abdominal pain may occur continuously or intermittently, or it may occur suddenly.

3. Pelvic mass: The hematoma formed by abortion or rupture of fallopian tube pregnancy adheres to and wraps around the tissues and organs to form a mass.

Ways to prevent ectopic pregnancy

1. Actively prevent and treat salpingitis. Since chronic salpingitis is a common cause of ectopic pregnancy, it is very important to do a good job in the prevention and treatment of salpingitis. Pay attention to hygiene after childbirth, after abortion and during menstruation to prevent infection, and seek timely and thorough treatment to avoid future troubles.

2. Temporary emergency health care. After the fallopian tube pregnancy is confirmed, blood transfusion should be given immediately to supplement the blood loss, and laparotomy should be performed to remove the lesion.

3. Conservative treatment and health care to preserve reproductive function. For some mild patients, such as those with little internal bleeding and good general condition, non-surgical treatment plans combining Chinese and Western medicine can be applied. Non-surgical treatment must also be performed in the hospital, and blood pressure and pulse must be closely monitored to prepare for surgery in case of accidents that are too late to rescue. If the condition does not improve, surgical treatment should be performed immediately.