Ectopic pregnancy occurs approximately 2% of gestations. Already in 2022, Spain registered one 34,500 cases. The singer María Becerra It has had to be operated of emergencies precisely by a case of ectopic pregnancy, the second in a matter of months. The intervention took place last Tuesday in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires, when the artist arrived with a picture of “Acute abdomen with hypovolemic shock”according to local media.
The official account of the artist has subsequently revealed that the singer has suffered again “an ectopic pregnancy that resulted in internal hemorrhage with life risk”, but that after a successful operation “HE Find stable, in recovery and at rest. “
What is ectopic pregnancy?
As the Mayo Clinic Medical Portal points outan ectopic pregnancy occurs when The fertilized ovule has been implanted and grows out of the uterus cavity. One of the most common places where it occurs is in the fallopian tubes, the channels of the female anatomy that moves the ovules from the ovaries to the uterine cavity. However, ectopic pregnancy can also occur in other parts of the abdomen and even in the cervix.
In order for a pregnancy to follow its normality course, the fertilized ovule must be implemented in the lining of the uterus or endometrium. Therefore, An ectopic pregnancy is a type of gestation that cannot be carried out and that can put women’s lives at risk.
The symptoms caused by an ectopic pregnancy
The most common symptoms That a woman can suffer while studying ectopic pregnancy are abnormal vaginal bleeding, Colic and abdominal pains close to the pelvis and absence of menstruation, According to the National Medicine Library. However, there are complications from which other acute and even serious signs such as:
- Dizziness and fainting.
- Very intense pressure in rectal zone.
- Very acute and intense pain in the low abdomen zone.
- Pains in the shoulder area.
- Low blood pressure.
- Hemorrhages that can compromise other organs.
What are the causes and their risk factors
The main cause of the non -cure gestation causing an ectopic pregnancy may be due to the fact that the movement of the ovule is brake or blocks in the fallopian tubes. This can occur by risk factors That we must take into account, that according to the National Library of Medicine, they can be:
- A congenital defect in fallopian tubes.
- Healing after a breakdown of the appendix.
- Endometriosis
- Having had an ectopic pregnancy before.
- Healing following past infections or surgery of female organs.
- Background of previous abdominal surgery.
- Be over 35 years old.
- Stay embaraza with a IUD.
- Perform a tubal ligation.
What treatment options exist
An ectopic pregnancy is a risk gestation, With potentially mortal consequences. That is why it is required Immediate treatment to interrupt it and not put the patient’s life at risk. To do this, it can be treated either by medications that help stop pregnancy or cross surgery. In which case the pregnancy breaks and there is a hemorrhage, it is possible that the patient has to receive blood transfusions and oxygen.
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