The biggest concern for pregnant women is the fear of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy in the early stages of pregnancy, as it indicates that the pregnancy can no longer continue and can be harmful to the body. But some women are not very clear about the concepts of early miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy. So what is the difference between early miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy?
There is a significant difference between early pregnancy miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy. Although early pregnancy miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy may initially present with amenorrhea, the abdominal pain that occurs in early miscarriage is mainly paroxysmal abdominal pain in the central lower abdomen, and the initial amount of vaginal bleeding is small, followed by increased symptoms, mostly bright red in color, with the presence of villous tissue and small blood clots in the discharged material.
Although ectopic pregnancy may also have a history of amenorrhea, as the pregnancy progresses, abdominal pain will present a more obvious tearing like sensation, often appearing on one side of the lower abdomen and then spreading throughout the abdomen, presenting as reflexive and severe pain. There may also be bleeding in the vagina, but the color is mostly dark red.
The above are the obvious differences in clinical symptoms between early pregnancy miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy. In addition, when pain occurs during ectopic pregnancy, it can cause significant damage to women's health. Therefore, pregnant women should not only pay attention to early pregnancy care and precautions to avoid miscarriage, but also pay attention to the screening of ectopic pregnancy after pregnancy to prevent the rupture of ectopic pregnancy and serious harm to their health.
