Did you know that... symptoms of ectopic pregnancy
typically include lower back, abdominal, or pelvic pain. The
pain usually gets worse before it gets better and more often
than not vaginal bleeding will occur.
I am expecting my first child in March. I have to admit
that I was very nervous about ectopic pregnancy and I did
not know much about the topic. After doing some research I
felt compelled to share what I learned about ectopic
pregnancy with all expecting moms.
The first thing we want to do is understand the differences
between a normal pregnancy and an ectopic pregnancy.
Understanding these differences will not only educate us on
the topic, but it will help put that nervous nelly mind to
rest!
During a normal pregnancy the fertilized egg enters the
uterus. The uterine lining gives the fertilized egg plenty
of room to divide and grow (and make your belly big).
During a typical ectopic pregnancy, the egg does not
actually reach the uterus, but gets hung up in the Fallopian
tubes. As the egg starts to grow this causes the tubes to
stretch and get irritated. Typically you will feel extreme
pain (you know your body and you will know the difference
between this pain and expected pain).
Ectopic pregnancy should not go untreated. If it's left untreated you're at risk
of rupturing the Fallopian tube which would cause internal
bleeding.
So what causes ectopic pregnancy you ask? Is it me or
something I did or did not do? Is it my lack of exercise? Is it
my poor diet or my extremely healthy diet? No, no and more
no!
There are a few causes for ectopic pregnancy and I will list
them here:
1. PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) have a HIGH occurrence
of ectopic pregnancy.
2. Your Fallopian tubes have cilia (almost like hair)located
on the surface that help carry the fertilized egg to the
final resting area the - continued below ...
