Patient's question:
This month, my period has passed for a week and still hasn't arrived. I went and bought a pregnancy test to check it. The test paper showed two red lines, which confirms that I am pregnant. But I feel sad, wondering if it could be an ectopic pregnancy. If so, can an ectopic pregnancy test kit detect it?Doctor's answer:
Because early pregnancy tests only check for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in the urine, after sperm and egg combine to form a fertilized egg, hormonal levels in the body begin to change. Therefore, hormonal level fluctuations cannot confirm whether the pregnancy is intrauterine or ectopic. Even in cases of ectopic pregnancy, it is possible to detect pregnancy, but this diagnosis requires confirmation through an ultrasound.