Ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy where the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus, most commonly in one of the fallopian tubes.
Thus, ectopic pregnancy is also known as tubal pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy is common that it occurs in one out of every two hundred pregnancies.
Ectopic pregnancy symptoms are similar to that of normal early pregnancy signs.
The ectopic pregnancy symptoms vary greatly from pregnancy to pregnancy, and also depends on whether the ectopic pregnancy has ruptured.
The first ectopic pregnancy symptom is vaginal bleeding, which develops in almost eighty percent of all ectopic pregnancies.
Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy will occur at the time of implantation. It also occurs when hormone levels are too little to stop the normal bleeding. Low blood pressure if bleeding is high is also an ectopic pregnancy symptom.
Lower abdominal or pelvic pain is a common ectopic pregnancy symptom that develops in the early stages when the embryo implants itself outside the uterus. It generally occurs suddenly with severe pain at only one side.
Irregular menstrual period is also an ectopic pregnancy 
symptom that makes you suspect pregnancy. Shoulder pain is also an ectopic pregnancy sign that can cause pain in the shoulder.
Nausea and vomiting also develops in the early stages of ectopic pregnancy. Nausea and vomiting is also referred to as morning sickness [Morning Sickness Cure]. This ectopic pregnancy symptom may occur with or without vomiting.
This symptom generally develops two weeks after your date of conception. However, you may experience this symptom for about eight weeks during pregnancy. This ectopic pregnancy symptom develops when there is rapid increase in estrogen levels produced by the body.
Tenderness in the breast and breast soreness also develops in the early stages of ectopic pregnancy. The breasts will become more sensitive to touch. This ectopic pregnancy symptom develops when hormonal imbalance occur in the body.
However, the symptom disappears once your body adjusts to the hormonal changes. Even the soreness of the breast will reduce.
Tiredness also develops during early stages of ectopic pregnancy. This symptom occurs when the body works hard to maintain with the changes. High production of progesterone levels is the main cause for this ectopic pregnancy symptom.
The early ectopic pregnancy symptoms also include cramping on one side of pelvis, faintness, or low back pain.
If an ectopic pregnancy ruptures, you may experience pain in the pelvis, abdomen, or in neck region. The pain ranges from very mild to very severe.
The symptoms may also lead to shock. In most of the cases, the symptoms of shock are the first ectopic pregnancy symptoms indicating some serious conditions.
Lightheadedness, dizziness, pale complexion, sweating, abdominal or pelvic pain (severe) and fast heartbeat rate are the first ectopic pregnancy symptoms that require immediate medical attention.
Consult your doctor immediately for proper treatment if you experience any of these ectopic pregnancy symptoms for more than few weeks. In some cases, you may experience no symptoms. So, a regular checkup with the doctor can determine the condition in early stages.
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Question: i happened to take postinor 2 an emergency pill, then had unprotected sex after 4 days, a week later my periods are not coming, what could be the problem? pliz reply. thanx
Hi Florence,
One of the side effects of emergency pills is that it alters your regular menstrual period… This might be the reason behind reason behind the delay in your periods… If you know more on Emergency pill, you can visit this following page:
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My first pregnancy was ectopic,i have a question about my next pregnancy is any problem for planning a baby with in one month?
I had my first ectopic last year by the right tube now it is the left tube and i am six weeks and i am not married.please is there any hope of having chidren again? please help me thanks.
Hi the doctor said I was about 10 weeks according to when I had my last period. I am worrying that I have an eptopic pregnancy. I have anxiety and bronchitus. I don’t know if these issues are associated with them or not but I have been have lower abdominal pain on both sides every once in a while happens everyday though. Brest pain it has reduced though I couldn’t even lay on them at first. I have not been vommiting. I feel dizzy a lot and its hard to breathe a lot. I don’t know if this is from anxiety or not. My throat or neck also gets soar every once in a while. The doctor said I have inflammatory nose or something. Please tell me what I should do.
hi i recently found out that im pregnant. Its my second time but this time i have a strange sharp pain when i touch the pelvic region unlike the first pregnacy where i felt nothing like this. Could this be ectopic? pls help
A single cause may have multiple, any or no problems in any kind of pregnancy. A bit difficult to know in the early stages