An ectopic pregnancy is a pathology that is fraught with serious consequences and a condition that threatens the life of a woman. In this condition, the fetal egg is attached not to the walls of the uterus, but outside it. There is a risk of developing such a pathology in women of childbearing age. Tubal, ovarian and abdominal pregnancy is diagnosed. Most often, with an ectopic attachment, the fetal egg is fixed in the cavity of the fallopian tubes.
The danger of pathology is that rupture of the fallopian tubes can occur with the development of intra-abdominal bleeding. Therefore, in this condition, urgent surgical intervention is necessary. It is the leading cause of death among women in the first trimester of gestation. Initially, its development is similar to a normal physiological process, therefore it is not easy to recognize the pathology only by symptoms.
In the normal course of gestation, the embryo, after fertilization of the egg by the sperm, is attached to the walls of the endometrium in the uterus and further develops. And during tubal pregnancy, such processes are violated - the fertilized egg is fixed in the cavity of the fallopian tubes, without moving towards the uterus.