Chapter 325 Ectopic Pregnancy
On this day, it was good news to open the door.
"You are pregnant, and the fetus is developing normally, so you don't need to take any medicine."
"After you get back, eat plenty of meat and eggs, and absolutely avoid heavy work, then you'll be fine."
After seeing off the beaming young woman and her mother-in-law, two more people arrived at Li San Niang's consultation spot.
The young woman, who only had a wooden hairpin in her hair, respectfully handed the number plate to Li San Niang and then sat down, while the man who accompanied her simply stood beside her.
"Female doctor, are you alright?"
I'm two months pregnant, and I've been experiencing light vaginal bleeding for the past few days. Aside from that, I don't have any other symptoms. I'd like a female doctor to take a look.
The man behind the woman didn't speak, but simply nodded to Li San Niang as a greeting.
Li San Niang then took the woman's pulse. As Li San Niang's expression became serious, both the woman and the man couldn't help but tense up.
"Please come inside, madam, so I can examine you."
Upon hearing this, the young woman obediently got up and walked inside, while the man, feeling it inconvenient, said, "I will wait here for you, my lady. Please feel free to call me if you need anything."
While examining the woman, Li San Niang used her X-ray vision and found that there was indeed no gestational sac in her uterus.
However, the doctor who examined this woman's pulse earlier would not have made a mistake, since even an apprentice would not have misdiagnosed the simplest pulse, the slippery pulse.
So, Li San Niang looked up through the uterus and saw that there was a wound in the fallopian tube that had not yet healed.
Ectopic pregnancy, also known as extrauterine pregnancy.
Why has childbirth been described since ancient times as a woman entering the gates of hell?
In the past, the number of women who died in childbirth, resulting in the loss of both mother and child, was truly frightening.
Even in modern times, if amniotic fluid embolism occurs unexpectedly, the mother may stop breathing and her heart may stop beating before there is time to save her.
It's so terrifying, who wouldn't be afraid?
After examining the patient, Li San Niang was writing down her observations in the medical record, pondering how best to phrase her words.
"Female physician, is there something wrong with Yue Niang?"
The man couldn't wait any longer and leaned down to ask Li San Niang.
After all, Li San Niang's expression had been off ever since she started taking his pulse.
The man thought to himself that when he accompanied Yue Niang to see that male doctor, the doctor had told him with a beaming smile that his wife was pregnant.
With Li San Niang's stern face and unsmiling demeanor, how could this be a good thing?
Yue Niang reached out and patted the man's hand, signaling him to calm down. After Li San Niang stopped writing, Yue Niang asked, "Doctor Li, is my body not feeling well?"
"Female doctor, just say it, I..." Yue Niang looked up at the man, "...both Zhuang Lang and I can handle it."
After thinking for a moment, Li Sanniang took out a piece of paper, drew a simple diagram with charcoal, and pointed to the diagram before explaining: "Your womb is the correct place for a fetus to develop. You see, it's like this," Li Sanniang pointed to her drawing, "Why do I say that the womb is the correct place?"
Li San Niang raised her head and continued to the puzzled person: "Because only this womb can protect the mother from being sucked to death by the fetus."
"Ah!" Yue Niang exclaimed in surprise. Although Zhuang Lang did not exclaim in surprise, his eyes widened.
Li San Niang nodded, "Yes, that's exactly it."
This must be the first time your wife has been pregnant, right?
After a woman gives birth, the placenta is expelled. You must have heard that the umbilical cord of a newborn baby is cut?
Seeing that the two nodded, Li San Niang drew a simple diagram on the paper to represent it.
"Only when the fetus is in the womb can the mother and fetus transfer the energy needed for growth and development through the placenta and umbilical cord."
If the fetus falls to the side, it cannot protect the mother and will try to survive by sucking the mother's blood until it dies.
Seeing that the two understood, Li San Niang paused for a moment before saying, "And your child was considerate of his mother. Because he was not born in the womb, but was born elsewhere, he has now passed away."
The bloodstains on Yue Niangzi's lower body in the past few days are just like this.
I'll prescribe some tonic soup to replenish your qi and blood. Go back and brew it for yourself. Once you've recovered, your period will naturally come.
Hearing this, Yue Niang understood immediately, but with tears still in her eyes, she asked, "Female doctor, my child is gone? Did I miscarry?"
Li San Niang nodded.
"What kind of quack are you!"
My child with Yue Niang is doing well!
How come it's gone once it gets into your mouth?
You're really no good at being a female doctor!
After Zhuang Lang let out such a loud roar, he grabbed Yue Niang's shoulders with both hands and shouted, "Yue Niang, we shouldn't have brought this female doctor. She's not as good as that male doctor. She's just talking nonsense here."
"Get up, let's go to another clinic and find that male doctor."
Yue Niang, who was already holding back her tears, burst into tears after Zhuang Lang's words.
Li San Niang was no stranger to medical disputes, nor was she unfamiliar with patients and their families when they lost control of their emotions.
This is what makes being a doctor so difficult.
If you tell the truth, some people won't accept it, but you can't not tell the truth either, otherwise it's deception. How can that work?
Zhuang Lang's roar naturally attracted the attention of the others in the medical hall. Not to mention the junior apprentice, even the head steward Gao in the inner room at the back came over.
Tang Mingyue and the others also stood up and moved aside. Seeing this, Zhuang Lang became even more agitated.
"Well, you're all a bunch of incompetent people, yet you think you can bully others just because you have a lot of people?"
I, Zhou Dazhuang, am not afraid of you. You...
After Zhuang Lang cursed a few more times, Manager Gao stepped forward, bowed, and spoke. He had already heard Li San Niang's explanation from the side and had a general idea of what was going on.
“Young Master Zhou, if you are not satisfied with Physician Li in my clinic, I have three other physicians for you to choose from,” Manager Gao said, pointing to the three physicians, including Physician Li.
"If this still doesn't satisfy Young Master Zhou, I, the head of the department, was once a ninth-rank physician in the Imperial Medical Bureau, and I can also be at Young Master Zhou's beck and call."
Seeing that Zhuang Lang was already terrified, Manager Gao continued in a loud voice: "Doctor Li is a qualified physician who has passed the alliance's assessment, which is why he was assigned to my clinic to serve."
If you can so easily label Dr. Li as a quack, then not only Dr. Li, but also I, the person in charge, the Medical Alliance, and even the Imperial Medical Bureau of Chang'an are all problematic.
If needed, I can arrange for a gynecologist from another clinic to diagnose your wife.
After saying this, Manager Gao waved his hand and said, "But if it is verified that Physician Li's diagnosis is correct, then I would like to ask Young Master Zhou to apologize. A physician's reputation should not be slandered at will!"
The Moon Goddess was frightened by Manager Gao's demeanor. She had already accepted that her child was gone, but she was still very sad.
"Zhuang Lang, the female doctor must have made a mistake. It was my fault that our child passed away."
Let's go home, let's go to the temple and set up a memorial tablet for the child, wishing him/her a better rebirth in the next life.
But Zhuang Lang was inexplicably unwilling to accept reality. Furthermore, Gao's words provoked him to lose his mind, and he insisted on finding doctors from other clinics to examine him and expose Li San Niang's true colors as a quack.
Finally, the apprentice went to invite Dr. Shen, the most skilled gynecologist from Zhengde Hall, the largest pharmacy in Yongping Ward.
"It was indeed a miscarriage. Because it was so early in the pregnancy, my wife didn't feel much of a sensation."
Dr. Shen stroked his beard and continued, "Sometimes children who die of natural causes are not suited for birth in the first place, so it can be considered a good thing."
Dr. Li's diagnosis is correct. Don't make unfounded accusations. Quickly get the medicine and take your wife home to rest.
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