How soon can pregnancy be detected ? Mombabykids.com
Listening to your body also means noticing when there's a real change. Some women are able to tell quickly if they're pregnant. What are the first signs? When do they appear?
What are the symptoms of pregnancy?
Early pregnancy: what are the very first signs that can't be ignored?
Each early pregnancy is different, so symptoms vary from woman to woman. The first symptoms of pregnancy vary from one woman to another. There are women who have no symptoms and yet have a normal pregnancy, so it's not at all necessary.
These symptoms can be of digestive or hormonal origin, among others. There may be nausea, bloating, and digestive discomfort due to hormonal changes and fluctuations. There may be a change in odors, some of which are very bothersome, as well as a metallic taste in the mouth, breast tenderness, irritability, mood swings, or even extreme fatigue.
Increased progesterone and estrogen levels can cause breasts to become engorged with blood, swell, and increase in size.
Increased estrogen secretion also relaxes smooth muscles, leading to relaxation in the urethra and a very regular and urgent urge to urinate, often causing nighttime awakenings.
Early signs of pregnancy before your period. When do you feel the first symptoms?
The first signs of pregnancy can appear as early as the second week after intercourse. The fertilized egg, called a blastocyst, travels down the fallopian tubes, descends to the uterus, and implants there. Sometimes, the appearance of the first symptoms of pregnancy coincides with the implantation of the fertilized egg, thus occurring before a missed period, a sign of a possible pregnancy.
Some women, who have been pregnant several times, know how to detect the first signs of pregnancy before the first day of their missed menstrual cycle. This can be done either by feeling certain parts of their body or by recognizing symptoms, such as breast swelling.
Being pregnant: are the signs of pregnancy always reliable?
Sometimes, these symptoms occur for other reasons, which can be frustrating for a woman trying to conceive. Getting pregnant is a complex and multifactorial process.
Sometimes, a woman wants to have a child so much that her psyche artificially creates false signs of pregnancy.
Conversely, in some cases, young women continue to have "birthday periods" that are actually false periods, even though they are indeed pregnant.
The best way to know if you're pregnant is to first take a pregnancy test in good time.
Indeed, if it's taken too early, it can give a "false negative" because the hormone levels are not yet high enough to be detected. It is therefore best to wait a few days after your period to perform a test, preferably in the morning upon waking, since this is when your urine is most concentrated in beta-HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin), an increase in which indicates pregnancy.
If it doesn't seem reliable enough, a blood test will be required to determine if there is a significant increase in beta-HCG levels.
An appointment with your gynecologist can also confirm pregnancy by performing a vaginal examination on the expectant mother and observing the cervix. It will be soft and larger if the woman is indeed pregnant.
The next step will be an ultrasound, which should be scheduled at least two weeks after a missed period, i.e., after one month of pregnancy.
If the tests are negative, these signs could be indicative of:
- hormonal disorders due to an ovarian cyst or adrenal gland dysfunction, which can cause an interruption of the menstrual cycle or breast tenderness,
- thyroid dysfunction, which can cause fatigue, weight gain, and constipation,
- liver and pancreatic dysfunction, which can cause nausea
