Pathological causes of bleeding during pregnancy pose a serious threat to the health and life of the mother and fetus. In all cases, consultation with a gynecologist is required, and in some cases, urgent surgical intervention.
Pathological causes include:
• hormonal disorders;
• threat of pregnancy failure;
• miscarriage;
• ectopic pregnancy;
• frozen pregnancy;
• hydatidiform mole.
Hormonal disorders are a common problem in gynecology. A lack of progesterone or an excess of androgens (male hormones) can cause spotting in early pregnancy. If you consult a doctor in a timely manner, this pathology can be treated. Self-prescribing medications is strictly prohibited.
Insufficient production of progesterone entails the threat of termination of pregnancy or miscarriage. With such pathologies, the discharge can be either spotty or copious. Sudden heavy bleeding in the early stages will no longer allow saving the fetus. From 5 to 20% of pregnancy terminations occur in the early stages. Doctors call the causes of the pathology genetic abnormalities.
With ectopic, frozen pregnancy and hydatidiform mole, spotting brownish discharge is characteristic. Less often – scarlet, bright blood. Sometimes the pathology is accompanied by acute pain in the lower abdomen, lower back, and increased body temperature.