Pregnancy is something exciting and eagerly awaited by many women. However, quite a few mothers also experience problems during pregnancy and cause the pregnancy to be unsustainable.
One of the pregnancy problems that is experienced quite often is ectopic pregnancy. According to Parents, an ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy that occurs outside the uterus and usually occurs in the area around the fallopian tubes.
Ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy that occurs outside the uterus. “The most common site is the fallopian tubes, but in rare cases, it can occur elsewhere such as the ovaries or cervix,” says Tracy Anderson, MD, a gynecologist and obstetrician at Kaiser Permanente.
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So far, ectopic pregnancy can only be detected through obstetric examination. However, new developments in the medical world show that ectopic pregnancies can later be detected through saliva tests.
How do you think about it? Read this article to the end to find out the answer.
Salivary proteins for detection of ectopic pregnancy
Ectopic pregnancy can only be detected after a doctor performs a gynecological examination such as an abdominal and transvaginal ultrasound. Apart from that, usually the doctor will also measure the levels of chorionic gonadotropic hormone and progesterone.
Reporting from News Medical Life Sciences, recently there was a study that wanted to make the saliva test a test that could detect ectopic pregnancy. In saliva there is a content called salivary protein, this content has been reported as a marker of various health problems, one of which is ectopic pregnancy.
Salivary proteins are divided into several types, such as fibronectin 1, polypoprotein B-100, cystatin-A, complement C4-, and Glutathione-S-transferase omega-1 (GSTO1). In mothers who experience ectopic pregnancy problems, GSTO protein levels will appear higher and more striking.
The saliva test for detecting ectopic pregnancy is still being tested by experts in the field. However, the researchers believe this method will be more effective and non-invasive for detecting ectopic pregnancies which have become a global health problem.
What are the causes and symptoms of ectopic pregnancy that mothers need to be aware of? Come on, see in more detail on the next page.
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