What is bleeding in pregnancy?
Bleeding in pregnancy is divided into early bleeding (until end of week 12 first trimester) and late bleeding (from the beginning of week 13 and the pregnancy, the second and third trimester).
Bleeding during pregnancy can have many different causes that all species behave differently. It does not have to be something wrong with the pregnancy or cause miscarriage even if you have but like bleeding during pregnancy.
Occurrence - Approx. 25% of all pregnant women experience bleeding during the first weeks of pregnancy, and half will miscarry. 20-30% of women who give birth to term, have had bleeding in early pregnancy. When the fertilized egg attaches to the uterine wall, the 10-15% bleed. Bleeding in the last trimester (beginning of week 29) occurs in 4% of all pregnancies. Approximately 0.5% of all pregnancies complicated by placenta forliggende, while about 2% are complicated by placental abruption.
What could the reason be?
Common causes
* Implantasjonsblødning because the fertilized egg attaches itself to the uterine wall and appear before the time of the expected next period.
* Spontaneous miscarriages divided into early (before the end of week 12) and late (after week 12). The early are most common. Threatened abortion labeled as vaginal bleeding and moderate pain in the abdomen. An abortion that have started providing abundant bleeding of fresh red color. The blood can also sometimes see the remnants of pregnancy (lumps and skin residue). If the abortion is complete, the fetus and placenta are already out there. Bleeding is minimal and the uterus has begun to contract.
Less frequent causes
* The ectopic pregnancy the fertilized egg attaches itself outside the uterus, usually in the fallopian tubes. Typical signs of this condition are abdominal pain, absence of menstruation and scanty bleeding from the vagina. The pain is usually on the side where the pregnancy is. They are often vague and takvise before tubes cracks. growth of the fetus. By cracking the pain suddenly got worse and very strong.
* Uncontrolled growth of the placenta plant can also cause bleeding. This condition can be both benign and malignant. Sometimes there just placenta plant and fetal systems.
* Local causes cervical cancer, cervical polyps, uterine sore throat and inflammation of the vagina can all lead to bleeding, even during pregnancy.
* Placenta ahead cervical opening to the vagina, can cause bleeding in the second half of pregnancy. This condition results not typical pain. Fixing of the fetus in late pregnancy prevented, so that the fetus can be loud and active.
* For early settlement of the placenta can cause sudden bleeding in late pregnancy. The uterus is tight and sore when you touch it, especially the solution instead. Pain is common here. * Drawing Bleeding is usually a sparse bleeding at the beginning of the birth and is due to enlargement of the cervix
* How to diagnose the condition? When the doctor knows how far the pregnancy has progressed, the information about possible pain and how the bleeding seems, lead to the correct diagnosis is often suspected. In the last third of pregnancy, bleeding resulting in direct admission to a maternity ward. The hospital will be conducted ultrasound examination to assess fetal condition. Registration of rieaktivitet and fosterlyd is usually also performed.
