Patient's question:
The day before yesterday, I had a thorough check-up and found out that I was pregnant, but it was an ectopic pregnancy. Sometimes it causes bleeding, which looks similar to menstruation. I just wanted to ask what the difference is between the two?Doctor's answer:
Ectopic pregnancy and menstruation are different. The bleeding in ectopic pregnancy is mainly caused by the rupture of the gestational sac, while the bleeding during menstruation is primarily due to the periodic shedding of the endometrium. If a pregnancy test is taken, ectopic pregnancy will show positive, whereas menstrual bleeding will show negative. Finally, the resolution methods for the two are different: ectopic pregnancy must be treated with surgical intervention under the guidance of a doctor, while menstrual bleeding is a normal physiological phenomenon.