Pregnancy is a wonderful process, only when the fertilized egg enters the uterus and implants can the gestational sac develop healthily. If the fertilized egg implants in the abdominal cavity or other parts, the development of the gestational sac will be limited, and the pregnancy cannot continue smoothly. This situation is called ectopic pregnancy. How long does ectopic pregnancy start causing abdominal pain?
Most ectopic pregnancies belong to tubal pregnancies, and due to the different locations of the gestational sac, women may experience abdominal pain symptoms at different times. For most women with ectopic pregnancy, abdominal pain symptoms are more common around 6 weeks of pregnancy. This is caused by the obstruction of the development of the gestational sac within the fallopian tubes. When the gestational sac develops to a certain extent and the fallopian tubes rupture, severe tearing pain will occur.
The most typical clinical symptom of ectopic pregnancy is abdominal pain, which often occurs on one side of the lower abdomen. If women experience pain on one side of their lower abdomen after pregnancy, they need to pay attention to observing whether there is bleeding in the vagina. If both symptoms occur simultaneously, it is likely caused by ectopic pregnancy.
If ectopic pregnancy is not detected in a timely manner, it can cause massive bleeding after the gestational sac ruptures, and if not treated in a timely manner, it may also affect the safety of women's lives. Therefore, after becoming pregnant, women should promptly go to the hospital to check for ectopic pregnancy, which can be done through ultrasound examination. If there is no gestational sac in the uterine cavity, it proves that it is an ectopic pregnancy.
