can an ectopic pregnancy be detected in urine?
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A urine pregnancy test—including a home pregnancy test—can accurately diagnose a pregnancy but cannot detect whether it is an ectopic pregnancy. If a urine pregnancy test confirms pregnancy and an ectopic pregnancy is suspected, further blood testing or ultrasound is needed to diagnose an ectopic pregnancy.
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— Ectopic pregnancy is diagnosed if the ultrasound detects a fetal heart beat or an embryo that is outside of the uterus.
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They'll offer you a pregnancy test. If your pregnancy test is negative, it's unlikely that your symptoms are being caused by an ectopic pregnancy. If your pregnancy test is positive or your symptoms strongly suggest you have an ectopic pregnancy, your GP may refer you to a hospital specialist.
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“Ectopic pregnancy is diagnosed when the gestational sac with a live fetal pole or yolk sac is found outside an empty uterine cavity,” says Dr. Khalife. “Sometimes, diagnosis can be challenging if the ectopic pregnancy is in its early stage and the sac is not yet visible by ultrasound.”
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A transvaginal ultrasound showing no gestational sac with an hCG level above 1,500 is considered fairly certain evidence of an ectopic pregnancy. (On abdominal ultrasound, the sac should be visible by the time the hCG has reached 6,500.)
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Approximately 1% of ectopic pregnancies will have a negative urine pregnancy test and a β-hCG level of less than 20 mIU/mL. The emergency physician must remain cognizant of this potential diagnosis in the setting of unexplained intraabdominal hemorrhage or severe pelvic pain with a negative urine pregnancy test [2, 4].
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An ectopic pregnancy after 5 weeks can usually be diagnosed and treated with a laparoscope. But laparoscopy is not often used to diagnose a very early ectopic pregnancy, because ultrasound and blood pregnancy tests are very accurate.
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An ectopic pregnancy is likely if there are no signs of an embryo or fetus in the uterus as expected, but hCG levels are elevated or rising. Two or more blood tests of pregnancy hormone (human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG) levels, taken 48 hours apart.
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You may not notice any symptoms at first. However, some women who have an ectopic pregnancy have the usual early signs or symptoms of pregnancy — a missed period, breast tenderness and nausea. If you take a pregnancy test, the result will be positive. Still, an ectopic pregnancy can't continue as normal.
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If it is not in the uterus, it may be ectopic. In 95% of ectopic pregnancy cases, a good transvaginal ultrasound examination can actually see the ectopic pregnancy in the Fallopian tube. However occasionally the ectopic pregnancy is too small to be detected with ultrasound examination.
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Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy If your pregnancy test is negative, it's unlikely that your symptoms are being caused by an ectopic pregnancy. If your pregnancy test is positive or your symptoms strongly suggest you have an ectopic pregnancy, your GP may refer you to a hospital specialist.
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hCG levels can usually be detected in the urine about 10 days after conception. If you take a urine pregnancy test fewer than 10 days after conception, the at-home tests might give a “false negative” response. This means it will show that you are not pregnant when you actually are.
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In a few cases an ectopic pregnancy causes no noticeable symptoms and is only detected during routine pregnancy testing. However, most women do have symptoms and these usually become apparent between week 4 and week 12 of pregnancy.
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Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy If your pregnancy test is negative, it's unlikely that your symptoms are being caused by an ectopic pregnancy.
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That said, an ectopic pregnancy can also happen in other reproductive areas like the ovary or cervix. An ectopic pregnancy isn't viable since the embryo isn't inside the uterus where it can grow and thrive. But the embryo will still produce hCG, which can lead to a false-positive pregnancy test.
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Ultrasound for Diagnosis A transvaginal ultrasound showing no gestational sac with an hCG level above 1,500 is considered fairly certain evidence of an ectopic pregnancy. (On abdominal ultrasound, the sac should be visible by the time the hCG has reached 6,500.)
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Most of the time, an ectopic pregnancy happens within the first few weeks of pregnancy. You might not even know that you're pregnant and may not notice any problems. Early signs of an ectopic pregnancy include: Light vaginal bleeding and pelvic pain.