Pregnancy is the most magical time for every woman. The expectation of the birth of a small child causes excessive joy, new plans appear, and the life of married couples is radically changing. But now, without the appearance of any harbingers, at the next appointment, the doctor reports that the pregnancy stopped, and your baby died before he was born ...
After severe depression and nervous stress, questions begin to prevail - why did you have a dead pregnancy? How to prevent this? Why did this happen?
Many women call a frozen pregnancy "frozen." This is not entirely true. Intrauterine fetal death is called a missed pregnancy.
A frozen pregnancy (frozen) is a sudden cessation of fetal development and its subsequent death. Usually, this occurs most imperceptibly in the first trimester of pregnancy.
A frozen pregnancy (frozen) quite often occurs in the first trimester of pregnancy. But, in fact, it can occur at any time, and even occur a week before the alleged birth.
Scientists have identified the most dangerous weeks. Children are considered vulnerable at a period of 2-5 weeks, 7-11 weeks and 15-18 weeks.
Let's look at the signs of a frozen pregnancy in the trimesters.
If a frozen pregnancy occurs in the first trimester, the symptoms will be as follows:
- If you follow the basal temperature, then after the cessation of embryo development, it decreases to 1 degree.
- If the death of the embryo occurs in the first 2 weeks from conception, then the menstruation may come on time or with a slight delay. Moreover, they are accompanied by heavy bleeding. Long menstruation is an occasion to visit a doctor.
- The cessation of toxicosis is cause for concern. If your period is less than 10 weeks, you should consult a doctor.
- With a frozen pregnancy, swelling and pain in the chest pass.
- Scanty or copious pinkish discharge may indicate a spontaneous abortion that has begun or termination of pregnancy.
In the second trimester of a frozen pregnancy, the following symptoms are observed.
Duration from 13 to 17 weeks:
- Stomach ceases to increase.
- Bloody discharge appears.
- Body temperature rises as long-term fetal death causes the development of an intrauterine infection.
It is worth noting that it is impossible to independently recognize a dead pregnancy. That is why it is necessary to regularly visit a doctor, since only upon examination a gynecologist will notice that the uterus has ceased to “grow”.
The term is more than 17 weeks.
- The very first and most obvious sign is the cessation of movement. If you do not feel your baby for more than a day - this is an occasion to consult a doctor.
- The tone of the uterus, the presence of secretions should serve as an occasion for an early visit to the gynecologist.
The reasons for a missed pregnancy
Regardless of your period, a frozen pregnancy causes in themselves quite diverse.
- Genetic or chromosomal abnormalities. They appear already at 8 weeks of gestation and in most cases are incompatible with life. Genetic problems in an embryo arise when the parental genes are not properly combined.
- Hormonal disorders in the female body. A lack of progesterone contributes to a dead pregnancy. An increase in male sex hormones (androgens) also leads to this phenomenon.
- Infectious diseases. The development of infections can cause intrauterine infection. Irreversible effects are caused by rubella virus and cytomegalovirus. In addition, banal ARVI can negatively affect the fetus and provoke its death.
- Improper lifestyle and regular stressful situations can cause premature detachment of the placenta and, consequently, fetal death.
It is worth noting that in most cases, a frozen pregnancy (frozen) is the result of random and irreparable factors. A frozen pregnancy is one of the main methods of natural selection, which does not allow the emergence of an incurable person. A six-month interval will restore the hormonal background for subsequent pregnancy. During this time, it is necessary to go through all the tests and perform the treatment prescribed by the gynecologist.