Contents:
- Medical Video: Pregnancy & Menopause : Get Pregnant After a Tubal Ligation
- What happens to the body after pregnancy outside the womb?
- When is the right time if you want to get pregnant again after pregnancy outside the womb?
- What are the possibilities that occur after pregnancy outside the womb?
- Can ectopic pregnancy be prevented?
Medical Video: Pregnancy & Menopause : Get Pregnant After a Tubal Ligation
During pregnancy, you often encounter various complications. Ranging from mild to severe complications. Well, one of the problems in pregnancy is unusual, which is pregnant outside the womb. If you have experienced this problem, there may be many questions in your mind: "Could I still be able to get pregnant again? "When is the right time to get pregnant again after pregnancy outside the womb?" Find out the answer below.
What happens to the body after pregnancy outside the womb?
Pregnancy requires a long process. In the ideal process, the egg that is ready to be fertilized will run out of the fallopian tube to the uterus. However, in cases of pregnancy outside the womb or commonly referred to as an ectopic pregnancy, the fertilized egg does not stick to the uterine wall. But it will stick to the abdominal cavity, fallopian tubes, and cervix.
In fact, fertilized eggs may not stick properly if they are not in the uterine wall. Reporting from Healthline, pregnancy outside the womb occurs in about 1 in 50 pregnancies to 20 of 1,000 pregnancies.
Out-of-pregnancy pregnancy often results in abortion (miscarriage). Because if the egg grows in a part other than the uterus, the fetus cannot develop properly so that it often causes the death of the embryo or fetus. If this pregnancy is not handled properly, you may experience various complications and health problems.
When is the right time if you want to get pregnant again after pregnancy outside the womb?
Even though it looked scary, but it was still possible to get pregnant again after pregnancy outside the womb before. All you need is self-recovery and readiness to try to get pregnant again.
Actually there is no clear evidence that determines how long it will take to get pregnant again after pregnancy outside the womb. Statistics show it's possible to get pregnant again after pregnancy outside the womb, by 65 percent if you give a lag time 18 months post ectopic pregnancy.
Other studies have even shown a percentage increase of up to 85 percent if it provides an interval during 2 years after an ectopic pregnancy.
Reporting from the Ectopic Pregnancy Trust page, medical experts recommend waiting for 3 months or about two menstrual cycles. This is intended to allow your menstrual cycle to return to normal before starting your next pregnancy.
In other cases, if you get an injection of methotrexate, you have to wait until the level of hCG (a hormone produced during pregnancy) drops to below 5 mlU per milliliter during a blood test. The reason is, methotrexate can reduce folate levels in the body which actually plays an important role in the process of baby's growth. Therefore, you are advised to take folic acid supplements for 12 weeks before trying to get pregnant again.
What are the possibilities that occur after pregnancy outside the womb?
Actually the conditions that arise after pregnancy outside the womb depend on the condition of your reproductive organs. If both the fallopian tubes, or even one remains, are still in good condition, it is very possible for the egg to be fertilized normally.
Surgery on the abdominal area can cause injury to the fallopian tubes. So this also allows ectopic pregnancy to occur again. For that, it's a good idea to talk to your doctor if you need to do fertility treatment.
Can ectopic pregnancy be prevented?
Actually there is no way that you can guarantee 100 percent that you will not get pregnant outside the womb. Fortunately, you can reduce the risk of ectopic pregnancy by doing good reproductive health care. For example, by not changing sexual partners, because this can cause venereal disease to inflammation of the fallopian tubes.
Don't forget to also regularly consult your health with your doctor, including performing a gynecological examination (reproductive tract in women). You also need to adopt a healthy lifestyle, stop smoking, eat nutritious food, exercise regularly, get enough rest, and manage stress.
