A pregnancy test with two dark bars cannot determine whether the pregnancy is ectopic, but only that it is pregnant.
If the patient has a history of menopause, and the pregnancy test stick two bars are dark, can only suggest that the patient is pregnant, but can not confirm whether the intrauterine pregnancy or ectopic pregnancy. Because the principle of the pregnancy test stick is to detect whether there is HCG in human urine, if a woman is pregnant, the formation of fertilized eggs in the body, the syncytiotrophoblast cells will produce this hormone, the pregnancy test stick will show two bars, suggesting that the woman is pregnant.
If the patient wants to clarify whether she is ectopic pregnancy, usually need to be ultrasound examination to be able to determine. It is recommended that after the two bars appear after the use of pregnancy tests, patients should consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of the doctor, complete the relevant examinations to determine whether they are ectopic pregnancies.