An abdominal pregnancy is an abnormal pregnancy that occurs
outside the uterus. Tubal, cervical or ectopic are also names for an
abdominal pregnancy. However, abdominal pregnancies are rare in that
they are a complication caused by an ectopic pregnancy. An ectopic
pregnancy sometimes aborts down a tube or breaks out of the tube without
taking the life of the woman. It can embed itself into the abdominal
cavity, or maybe an egg gets fertilized outside the fallopian tube and
then can embed into the cavity of the abdomen. If someone is prone or
has had several ectopic pregnancies, abdominal pregnancies are more
common or the chance of having one is increased. Approximately one out
of 8000 of term pregnancies are abdominal and usually result in the
death of the baby.
There is no one symptom of an abdominal pregnancy that makes it easy to diagnose; it takes several to diagnose this type of pregnancy. Some tell tale signs are abdominal pain when the woman reaches between 26 and 28 weeks or her uterus may not feel correct during examination. Other things that may lead to a diagnosis could be that of identifying the parts of the baby easily or having great difficulty, the position of the baby could be abnormal causing a woman's uterus not to extend. This usually happens at about 32 weeks, resulting in a stillborn baby. Or it could be an overly enlarged abdomen presenting a dead baby that she did not abort spontaneously even with the help of oxytocin.
There are other symptoms not as common as the ones above. Realizing that the woman is pregnant but has an empty uterus or she says she is pregnant but has not stopped having periods or has only missed a few, not feeling well and weight losses are more uncommon symptoms. The fetus can implant itself anywhere, but usually embeds itself in the stomach, the wall of the pelvis or an ovary. Ultrasounds and x-rays can be used to diagnose an abdominal pregnancy are the usual places.
Surgically removing the placenta, the sac and embryo or fetus is very dangerous, but necessary if it is attached to the posterior of the tube, ovary or the uterus. The surgery is usually complicated because of massive bleeding and complete removal is usually not possible.
Other terms that refers to an abdominal pregnancy are abdominocyesis and a secondary pregnancy, both which are defined as a pregnancy outside of its original site.
This is a very serious condition, if you feel that your pregnancy does not feel normal make sure you tell your doctor.
There is no one symptom of an abdominal pregnancy that makes it easy to diagnose; it takes several to diagnose this type of pregnancy. Some tell tale signs are abdominal pain when the woman reaches between 26 and 28 weeks or her uterus may not feel correct during examination. Other things that may lead to a diagnosis could be that of identifying the parts of the baby easily or having great difficulty, the position of the baby could be abnormal causing a woman's uterus not to extend. This usually happens at about 32 weeks, resulting in a stillborn baby. Or it could be an overly enlarged abdomen presenting a dead baby that she did not abort spontaneously even with the help of oxytocin.
There are other symptoms not as common as the ones above. Realizing that the woman is pregnant but has an empty uterus or she says she is pregnant but has not stopped having periods or has only missed a few, not feeling well and weight losses are more uncommon symptoms. The fetus can implant itself anywhere, but usually embeds itself in the stomach, the wall of the pelvis or an ovary. Ultrasounds and x-rays can be used to diagnose an abdominal pregnancy are the usual places.
Surgically removing the placenta, the sac and embryo or fetus is very dangerous, but necessary if it is attached to the posterior of the tube, ovary or the uterus. The surgery is usually complicated because of massive bleeding and complete removal is usually not possible.
Other terms that refers to an abdominal pregnancy are abdominocyesis and a secondary pregnancy, both which are defined as a pregnancy outside of its original site.
This is a very serious condition, if you feel that your pregnancy does not feel normal make sure you tell your doctor.
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