Gynecology, Obstetrics and In Vitro Fertilization Specialist Op. Dr. Seval Taşdemir explained what you need to know about placenta previa, which causes bleeding during pregnancy.
Placenta previa, which can cause bleeding during birth or during pregnancy, is a condition that occurs as a result of the placenta tissue growing towards the cervix.
While the placenta normally settles on the side or top of the uterus, in some cases the placenta may continue to grow lower into the uterus. This growth progresses to completely cover the cervix and causes problems.
What are the symptoms?
Placenta previa occurs in two ways. While placenta previa, which partially covers the cervix, can resolve spontaneously, intervention is required for placenta previa, which completely covers the cervix.
Placenta previa manifests itself with painless bleeding in the second half of pregnancy. If this formation existed before and resolved spontaneously, it does not cause any symptoms.
Pain in the lower abdomen, pain or bleeding after sexual intercourse, and periodic bleeding in the first half of pregnancy may be symptoms of placenta previa.
How is it treated?
This problem does not always have to be treated. In some cases, the formation disappears spontaneously, and in other cases, the size of the formation does not pose any obstacle to normal birth.
There is no definitive treatment method for placenta previa. Treatment may vary depending on the person and situation. If the person's bleeding is light, it is recommended to rest.
In this case, it is very important not to have sexual intercourse and to avoid heavy and tiring movements in order to prevent the bleeding from recurring. If the person's bleeding continues heavily, a detailed examination with ultrasound should be performed and the details of the problem should be examined with different tests.
In this case, drug treatment is started. If the bleeding due to placenta previa does not stop, a cesarean section can be delivered even if the birth period is not completed.
What are the risk factors?
This condition is not seen in women who become pregnant after the age of 30. The risk is three times higher than in women in their 20s. Smoking, having undergone myoma surgery, having aborted a child, and multiple pregnancies It may trigger the formation of nta previa.
Having given birth more than once, having given birth by cesarean section, and having undergone hysterectomy are among the situations that may cause this formation.
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