Patient's question:
I am 29 years old. Recently, I noticed that my period hadn't come for several days, so I used a pregnancy test and it showed two lines. However, a few days later, I started experiencing some bleeding. After a check-up, it was diagnosed as an ectopic pregnancy. How can ectopic pregnancy be terminated?Doctor's answer:
Ectopic pregnancy cannot be treated with an abortion or medication abortion; it requires surgical intervention. Before medication abortion, an ultrasound must be performed to diagnose intrauterine pregnancy and rule out ectopic pregnancy before proceeding with medication abortion or an abortion. If the diagnosis is ectopic pregnancy and it has not ruptured, the patient needs to be hospitalized to consider conservative treatments such as methotrexate or mifepristone. If it has ruptured and there is significant internal bleeding, immediate surgical intervention is required. In daily life, patients should maintain balanced nutrition, engage in aerobic exercises to stay fit, and keep a positive mood to enhance their physical condition and accelerate recovery.