Outside of pregnancy, a urinalysis is not a necessary screening test and is given as indicated or as part of a medical examination.
But during pregnancy, a woman must pass urine at least 5 times. This simple test allows you to detect pathological changes in the mother's body at the initial stages (protein, bacteria, leukocytes, salts).
In addition to a general urine test, an additional tank must be taken after 14 weeks of pregnancy. urine culture to exclude asymptomatic carriage of bacteria in the bladder (during pregnancy, asymptomatic bacteriuria requires treatment).
If some complaints arise, a pregnant woman must pass a urine test without waiting for a gynecologist. These include:
• pain and discomfort in the lower back,
• chills, fever,
• painful urination, the appearance of streaks of blood in the urine,
• bad or strange/unusual smell of urine,
• feeling of incomplete emptying of the bladder.