Patient's question:
I have lower abdominal bloating and pain, vaginal bleeding for half a month, and a missed period of about ten days. Progesterone levels have dropped, and I'm unsure if it's an ectopic pregnancy. Can an abdominal ultrasound diagnose ectopic pregnancy?Doctor's answer:
After menopause, it is necessary to use a pregnancy test kit or blood test to confirm whether you are pregnant. Both intrauterine pregnancy and ectopic pregnancy can show positive results. However, in cases of a positive result, even if the gestational sac is visible on MRI, a careful examination may not detect it, which requires caution regarding the possibility of ectopic pregnancy. Some MRIs can show the gestational sac outside the uterine cavity, while others cannot locate it. It is still necessary to combine clinical diagnostic symptoms and other tests to find the gestational sac. Therefore, abdominal MRI can diagnose ectopic pregnancy under certain circumstances.