WhitneyTubular Pregnancy - Ectopic Pregnancy
March 17th 2010 15:33
An ectopic pregnancy is basically a complication in which the egg implants somewhere other than the uterus. In most cases, an ectopic pregnancy is not going to be viable, but there are cases where women have come to full term and delivered a healthy child with a tubular pregnancy; it's just rare.
Most ectopic pregnancies will occur in the falopian tubes, which is why it's also commonly referred to as a tubular pregnancy, but the egg can plant itself in the cervix, ovaries, and the abdomen.
Signs of a tubular pregnancy may include:
* Pain
* Vaginal spotting or bleeding
* Dizziness or fainting
* Low blood pressure
* Lower back pain
You can have a positive pregnancy test with an ectopic pregnancy, but if your hCG levels are lower than normal, you may have a tubular pregnancy.
There's nothing that you can do to prevent an ectopic pregnancy, but you'll find that the following factors will increase your risk of a tubular pregnancy. Just remember that women without the following risk factors can still have tubular pregnancies.
* Having your tubes tied
* Having endometriosis, fibroid tumors, or pelvic scar tissue can narrow the tubs and disrupt egg transportation
* Having pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
* Having an infection in the pelvis (typically caused by an STD like chlamydia or gonorrhea), as this can cause damage and can obstruct the Fallopian tubes, preventing the egg to reach the uterus
* Having had previous tubular pregnancies, the recurrence rate is 15% after the first and 30% after the second.
* Having had another condition that have left the fallopian tubs scared, such as previous surgery (tubal sterilization or reconstructive procedure), infection, congenital abnormality, or tumors
* Using an intrauterine device (about 50% of pregnancies will be ectopic)
* Smoking or being around tobacco smoke around the time of conception
Just because you have one tubular pregnancy, it doesn't necessarily mean that you're not going to conceive in the uterus, but consider that about 30% of women who have had an ectopic pregnancy will have complications conceiving again.
In most cases of tubular pregnancies, your doctor will either give you an injection to dissolve the fertilized egg (if noticed early) or remove the fertilized egg from the body laparoscopically (if further along in the pregnancy).
Most ectopic pregnancies will occur in the falopian tubes, which is why it's also commonly referred to as a tubular pregnancy, but the egg can plant itself in the cervix, ovaries, and the abdomen.
* Pain
* Vaginal spotting or bleeding
* Dizziness or fainting
* Low blood pressure
* Lower back pain
You can have a positive pregnancy test with an ectopic pregnancy, but if your hCG levels are lower than normal, you may have a tubular pregnancy.
There's nothing that you can do to prevent an ectopic pregnancy, but you'll find that the following factors will increase your risk of a tubular pregnancy. Just remember that women without the following risk factors can still have tubular pregnancies.
* Having your tubes tied
* Having endometriosis, fibroid tumors, or pelvic scar tissue can narrow the tubs and disrupt egg transportation
* Having pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
* Having an infection in the pelvis (typically caused by an STD like chlamydia or gonorrhea), as this can cause damage and can obstruct the Fallopian tubes, preventing the egg to reach the uterus
* Having had another condition that have left the fallopian tubs scared, such as previous surgery (tubal sterilization or reconstructive procedure), infection, congenital abnormality, or tumors
* Using an intrauterine device (about 50% of pregnancies will be ectopic)
* Smoking or being around tobacco smoke around the time of conception
Just because you have one tubular pregnancy, it doesn't necessarily mean that you're not going to conceive in the uterus, but consider that about 30% of women who have had an ectopic pregnancy will have complications conceiving again.
In most cases of tubular pregnancies, your doctor will either give you an injection to dissolve the fertilized egg (if noticed early) or remove the fertilized egg from the body laparoscopically (if further along in the pregnancy).
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