Complications of ectopic pregnancies can be prevented. To do this, you must diagnose it as soon as possible. The longer an ectopic pregnancy diagnosed and begin to heal, the greater the likelihood of damage to the fallopian tubes, which significantly increases the risk of re-occurrence of ectopic pregnancy in the future.

Late diagnosis increases the probability of rupture of the fallopian tube and massive internal bleeding. This may result in shock (a condition in which blood pressure drops sharply to dangerous levels), and, in rare cases, death. Today, death due to an ectopic pregnancy occurs only in isolated cases, but that certainly does not help loved ones of women, to which these cases relate. Therefore, the importance of timely treatment to the doctor can hardly be overestimated.

Currently, the vast number of those women who have an ectopic pregnancy is detected, it is possible to avoid severe complications. It is precisely due to the fact that they just go to the doctor. Women who are at risk (eg, those who are pelvic inflammatory disease or ectopic pregnancy in the past), you need to carefully monitor their condition, and to be screened as soon as possible after suspected pregnancy. Among women who have an ectopic pregnancy was diagnosed and treated in time, more than half within a year and a half there comes a healthy pregnancy.

The psychological effects of ectopic pregnancy

The loss of a pregnancy can have serious psychological consequences, not only for the woman but for her partner, friends and relatives. The emotions that people experience after the treatment of ectopic pregnancy Treatment of an ectopic pregnancy - constant medical supervision They are often similar to those that accompany the experience of grief and bereavement. This condition can cause the following physical symptoms:

• Fatigue, lethargy;
• Loss of appetite;
• Trouble concentrating;
• Sleep disturbance.
• Common emotional symptoms that are typical of this period:
• Feeling guilty;
• The shock and numbness;
• Anger (sometimes - to the partner, or - to the friends and relatives who have completed and the pregnancy was normal. It is also possible and anger directed at himself);
• Strong sadness and depression.

In most cases these symptoms are most pronounced in the past four to six months after the loss of pregnancy, after which the human condition is gradually improving. Sometimes it can take up to twelve months before the psychological state to normal.

Call for support

If you think you or your partner is unable to cope with their grief on their own, you can turn to a psychologist or a support group. If necessary, your doctor may also refer you to a specialist. In general, treatment for psychological help is voluntary. However, if you or your loved one in a few weeks experiencing severe depression, you have serious problems with sleep, you make mistakes at work or while driving the vehicle (due to lower concentration) and, especially, with the appearance of suicidal thoughts, urgent need to go to the doctor. These symptoms may indicate clinical depression Depression And the disease is no longer cope alone. It should be noted that clinical depression is not a normal consequence of the loss of experience (not to be confused with the fourth stage of grief - it is not about clinical depression), and develops it is not at all.

Preventing ectopic pregnancy

It is not always possible to prevent the onset of an ectopic pregnancy, but you can reduce the likelihood of its development, protecting themselves from pelvic inflammatory disease.

Pelvic inflammatory disease are considered to be the main cause of ectopic pregnancy because they can cause damage to the fallopian tubes. The reason for violations of this type usually are sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as chlamydia and gonorrhea. They begin to develop in the vagina, and if untreated, spread to other parts of the reproductive system.

The best way to protect against sexually transmitted diseases, and at the same time, by pelvic inflammatory disease - use condoms. In the following cases, you are sure to be tested for STDs:

• You start a relationship with a new partner (ideally, if the partner is also checked for STDs);
• You have had unprotected sex;
• Have you had sexual contact with a person who may have an STD;
• Have you got any symptoms typical of those or other STDs.

For the person who is responsible for their own health, regular checks for STDs should be as commonplace as going to the dentist every 6-12 months - at least until there are no relations with a constant and reliable partner.

Quitting smoking will also reduce the likelihood of an ectopic pregnancy, and at the same time reduce the risk of more serious diseases such as lung cancer, heart disease Heart disease - symptoms of heart disease , stroke.

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