How Do You Know You're Pregnant?

How to find out that you are pregnant, many articles have been written in women's magazines and on the pages of the vast expanses of the Internet. Nevertheless, even having studied the mountain of literature, it is difficult to understand at the earliest possible date that you are pregnant. Of course, there are a number of classic features, but they do not always manifest themselves clearly enough or sometimes do not manifest at all.

In addition, the "signs" are not "symptoms". They can not be completely trusted, and one can only listen, in order to further clarify the situation more specifically.

In the most general terms: the cornerstones

How do you know that a girl is pregnant? About pregnancy says delay in menstruation. Medicine is now able to determine the current status of women after the first day of delay. But up to this point, one month can pass from the moment of conception.

At an earlier stage, tests can help to identify pregnancy. They are able to determine the hCG hormone (human chorionic gonadotropin). Tests begin to show results from the sixth day after conception.

How do you know that you are pregnant (at an early stage)?

The signs indicating a probable pregnancy are diverse. To come to the conclusion about pregnancy, you need to find at least half of the listed characteristics.

• Absence of menstruation;
• nausea;
• Unpleasant sensations in the lower abdomen;
• Increased fatigue;
• Lowering blood pressure and, as a result, dizziness and fainting;
• temperature increase;
• Mood swings;
• Heightened sensitivity to smells;
• Frequent urination;
• Swelling of the chest, darkening halos, nervous tremor in the chest;
• Periodically arising painless cramps;
• Blue (pink) lines on the chest and abdomen;
• Increased appetite and changes in taste preferences;
• Friability of the uterus and cervix of the uterus (it can be revealed during a physical examination at 2-8 weeks after fertilization);
• Increase in the abdomen and uterus (it can be revealed by medical examination at 8-12 weeks after fertilization);
• The appearance in the urine of the chorionic gonadotropin (evident in the analysis or test from 2-3 weeks after fertilization);

These signs are very subjective and in every woman in different ways. Therefore, a frequent question arises as to how to know that you are pregnant.

Determine pregnancy is often necessary before the delay of menstruation (as the most reliable sign, indicating a possible change in the body).

In this matter, you need to trust your intuition and subjective sensations.

As a rule, the first 5-7 days after conception to determine pregnancy is not possible.

  After the fertilized egg is attached to the wall of the uterus, the hormonal background of the woman begins to change. From this moment on, signs of pregnancy begin to appear . Some women are able to feel pregnancy by these first changes occurring in their body. However, it also happens that to recognize that you are pregnant does not work for a month or even two. Everything depends on the individual characteristics of the organism.

How to find out if a girl is pregnant :

Methods of diagnosing early pregnancy

  1. The simplest and most accurate method that helps to determine the presence of pregnancy within a week after fertilization is the pregnancy tests purchased at the pharmacy. The effectiveness of these tests is recognized by most gynecologists. They often resolve doubts about how to know that you are pregnant.

Do the test in the morning. Select a test need high sensitivity (10 mM / ml): they can detect the smallest amount of hCG at an early stage.

2. A more accurate method is a blood test for hCG . In the blood, the content of the hormone is much higher than in the urine, and therefore the probability of early pregnancy is much greater.

3. Ultrasound . This method is absolutely accurate, but you can address it no earlier than a week of delay. It should be noted that today and have not come to a conclusion whether the conduct of ultrasound is safe for the fetus at an early stage of pregnancy. Therefore, such a method should not be rushed to address without emergency need.