A bleeding genital occurs early in pregnancy in a pregnant woman on four. A quick consultation is highly recommended.
One in 4 women bleeds in early pregnancy
During the first three months of pregnancy, the bleeding genitals are common. It is estimated that they reach a pregnant woman on four. The most common cause is the miscarriage (about half the cases), especially if the bleeding is abundant and it lasts more than 6 to 7 days. But this is not the only one.
Bleeding in early pregnancy: Consult, but not panic
As in any bleeding, you should avoid taking aspirin or other anti-inflammatory. It is important to consult quickly when the bleeding is abundant (eg, if the bleeding seems to you far more abundant than your period, or if you need to change protection more than once every three hours). And also when the bleeding is accompanied by signs of weakness (dizzy, which accelerated heart effortlessly, fatigue, shortness of breath). If you do not feel well, do not drive and do with you. In any case, do not forget to bring your health card. Also useful are the results of blood or urine, if you have, especially your blood group card, and the mother's passport used for Monitoring of pregnancy (if you have one).
Blood test and ultrasound are often useful
The doctor makes a gynecological examination. In some cases, it will tell you what is happening and you give advice adapted. But more often he will use blood tests and an ultrasound. The blood test can include whether the pregnancy is continuing, if you run out of red blood cells as a result of bleeding. In the early stages of pregnancy, ultrasound is not useful, because when the fetus is too small, it is not visible. Subsequently, it can verify the status of the fetus, how it goes (from two months, you can see the heart beat) and verify that it is well positioned in the uterus, c that is to say that there is no pregnancy ectopic.
Rest of the foremost
A bleeding genital during early pregnancy is still a threat of miscarriage. Drugs are ineffective. By cons, rest is essential. This does not necessarily stay in bed all day but especially to avoid long car trips, the major efforts (lifting weights, working arm raised), and stop work for some time. When a miscarriage is in progress, there is generally nothing to be done to prevent it. At this stage, the fetus is tiny and deportation often goes unnoticed, especially in any early pregnancy. In fact, the "delay rule" a few days are often an early pregnancy followed by a mini-miscarriage whose wife did not even realize. If the bleeding was scanty, hospitalization is not necessary. But it is reasonable to take a few days off. In other cases, curettage of the uterus may be desirable, and sometimes a brief hospitalization. When the bleeding was heavy, iron supplementation may be useful for some time (the time to redo the body's iron stores).
Avoid excessive panic
The bleeding and miscarriages in early pregnancy are extremely common. This is often a protection mechanism, which leads to the rejection of fetal abnormalities that might not have been able to live, or normally. And having a false layer does not mean you can not have children. Although it is never either a pleasant event, it is important to turn the page quickly, without giving an undue importance and gravity.
