Patient's question:
In the past two months, after having sex with my boyfriend, I noticed that my period was delayed by two months. Yesterday, I noticed some slight bleeding, but the amount of blood was much less than usual. I don’t know what’s going on. My best friend said this is very likely to be an ectopic pregnancy. I don’t know what the symptoms of ectopic pregnancy are or how it should be treated.Doctor's answer:
The clinical diagnostic symptoms of ectopic pregnancy are not very specific, and there is also a significant individual variation in each person's symptoms. Generally, if there is spotting after a missed period and abdominal pain, it is necessary to consider visiting a hospital for a blood hCG test. If the blood hCG levels rise slowly and doubling is not ideal, it is necessary to be cautious about the possibility of ectopic pregnancy, and a comprehensive analysis should be conducted by combining later color Doppler ultrasound examinations.