Can a Teenager Have An Ectopic Pregnancy? Posted: 10-12-04 19:14pm
I've been going through mild stress lately
thinking I could be pregnant. Perhaps
things have not worked out in my favor
this time. I'm displaying some common
symptoms, like breast tenderness/growth,
frequent (but subtle) urge to urinate, and
random bouts of nausea.
But after reading about ectopic
pregnancies, i'm worrying myself to death
I could have one, assuming I am pregnant.
Besides the early pregnancy symptoms, I
also feel and have felt for about a month
some mild pain in my pelvis off to the
left. I can also very easily distinguish
a lump where the pain is. I feel pain on
the right as well, and a second lump, but
that one hurts only when I run.
Also, i've read that shoulder pain is a
sign of tubal pregnancy because of
bleeding from the diaphragm (??); besides
my chest pain, i've been feeling pain in
my inner shoulders, more so on the right
side than the left.
I've had 2 periods since my first scare
and since I went on birth control, unless
they count as "irregular bleeding".
.............
I don't know what could have caused this
condition, unless my fallopian tubes or
cervix or uterus and what-not were
deformed. I've never had problems with
them or surgeries or anything.
........
Don't know for sure if i'm pregnant (would
probably have to be immaculate conception
xd), but maybe i'm scaring myself again.
........
To reiterate my original question:
can a teenager have an ectopic
pregnancy?
..........
Scaredbaka - scared
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linuxChique
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 May 2004 Posts: 4535
Posted: 10-12-04 19:25pm
Yes, a teenager can, but if you had an
ectopic pregnancy, your pain would be
excruciating. I think all of us here can
vouch for that very same pain. I went to
my doc too at 6 weeks afraid that I had an
ectopic pregnancy because of that pain,
but it was just my uterus expanding to
make room for the baby, stretching the
ligaments and tendons that hold it in
place. I'm sure you're fine! If you've
been having the pains for 4 weeks now, you
are probably fine.
I found a site that said ectopic
pregnancies that develop in the falopian
tubes usually rupture between 6-8 weeks.
An interstitial ectopic pregnancy (right
at the opening of the falopian tubes)
usually ruptures around 12-16 weeks.
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GuitarJade
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 330 Location: Pennsylvania
Posted: 10-12-04 19:31pm
Yes, it is possible for anybody (including
teens) to have an eptopic pregnancy. What
you need to do is, first, figure out if
you're pregnant or not. Then, if you are,
you should go to the doctor and he'll be
able to tell you and your baby are ok.
Don't worry about things that you don't
know for sure. Remember, stress has
strange effects on people!!! Good luck
and keep us updated!
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bellax0x
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 3572 Location: Jersey Baby!
Posted: 10-12-04 21:01pm
Please stop having sex!! Jeez!!! You
thnk youre preggy every other day. Im not
exactly the best person to talk, but im
not like that anymore. And youre
everyday
<3
gaby
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IDABABY
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 2236 Location: ***Wisconsin Baby***
Posted: 10-12-04 21:15pm
You know what honey, if you are on birth
control, sometimes it tends to play tricks
on you. B/c will fool your body into
thinking its pregnant, and it quite often
this tends to happen. Yes, it is possible
to have that type of pregnancy, which can
be scary.
Here are the symptoms of an ectopic
pregnancy:
* abdominal or pelvic pain.
* a missed period.
* signs of early pregnancy.
* vaginal bleeding not caused by
menstruation.
* dizziness or fainting.
* low blood pressure when bleeding is
severe.
Hope everything looks like.
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Kia
Supporter
Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 10-13-04 04:19am
Any woman capable of concieving can
potentially have an ectopic pregnancy.
However, the same applies as for a normal
pregnancy, you actually have to get sperm
inside your vagina and inside to fertilise
an egg.
Given that you haven't been having sex nor
have you been fooling around so no sperm
can have been transferred by fingers or
pre-cum and you know that there is no
chance that you are pregnant, then there
is also no chance that you have an ectopic
pregnancy.
Scaredbaka - go see a psychologist and
fast. He// run, run fast cuz you sure
need to be there, who knows maybe you can
run from your fears on the way, maybe some
of your symptoms will get left behind...
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sdwood2
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Posts: 645 Location: KY
Posted: 10-13-04 09:12am
Yea you can if you dont want to get pg
then get on bc
