What to do if you have a right cornual pregnancy?

Pregnancy is the top priority in a woman's life. Families who want children hope to give birth to healthy babies, but some women do not understand pregnancy. Cornual pregnancy is a type of ectopic pregnancy, which may cause uterine rupture, and uterine rupture may cause heavy bleeding. If you have cornual pregnancy, you should seek medical attention promptly and, if necessary, undergo surgery and be hospitalized. What to do if you have a right cornual pregnancy? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. What to do if you have a right uterine horn pregnancy

Cornual pregnancy is also a type of ectopic pregnancy, which may cause uterine rupture and heavy bleeding. It is recommended to see a doctor and be hospitalized for surgery if necessary to avoid life-threatening danger.

2. Causes of right uterine cornual pregnancy

Under normal circumstances, the fertilized egg implants in the endometrium of the anterior, posterior, lateral and fundus walls of the uterine cavity. Cornual pregnancy is a pregnancy in which the embryo implants in the cornu uterus near the junction of the uterus and the opening of the fallopian tube. There are three possible outcomes of pregnancy.

1. The embryo stops developing and causes miscarriage.

2. The gestational sac expands outward from the uterine cornu, causing the uterine cornu to swell and bulge, eventually leading to uterine cornu rupture, which is considered a special type of ectopic pregnancy.

3. It can also extend into the uterine cavity, and pregnancy can be extended to the late stage and lead to natural delivery. Pelvic infection, uterine operation, intrauterine contraceptive device, sex hormone abnormalities, history of uterine surgery, and combined uterine tumors and uterine malformations are all risk factors for the gestational sac not being able to implant in the normal position, resulting in cornual pregnancy. In addition, assisted reproductive technology is also a risk factor for cornual pregnancy and needs to be taken seriously.

3. Cornual pregnancy

Cornual pregnancy is a pregnancy in which the embryo is implanted in the uterine cavity at the cornu near the junction of the uterus and the opening of the fallopian tube. Strictly speaking, it is not an ectopic pregnancy (also known as ectopic pregnancy), but its treatment is similar to that of ectopic pregnancy (also known as ectopic pregnancy). Because the muscle tissue of the uterine cornu is thin and it is the anastomosis point between the uterine blood vessels, ovarian arteries and veins, and fallopian tube blood vessels, it has rich blood supply. The fertilized egg is implanted in this abnormal position. As the gestational age increases, the muscle layer of the uterine cornu becomes thinner. Once the muscle layer ruptures, there will be a lot of bleeding. If the diagnosis is delayed, it may be life-threatening. Cornual pregnancy is relatively rare, and treatment is mainly by laparotomy. With the improvement of ultrasound technology, the widespread application of laparoscopic technology and drug therapy, especially the application of angiography technology, conditions have been created for the conservative treatment of cornual pregnancy.