The pregnancy test is the very first diagnostic method. Without it, only by indirect symptoms can one suspect that conception has occurred. These signs include:
• weakness and increased fatigue;
• increased sensitivity of the mammary glands, their increase in size, soreness;
• increased sensitivity to strong odors;
• there are bouts of nausea;
• the lower back begins to hurt;
• there are imperative urges to empty the bladder.
Only instrumental methods of research and a blood test for hCG will be reliable. You can use other methods at home, but their reliability is questionable.
You can determine that conception has occurred by checking the basal temperature. A woman can control her basal body temperature during her menstrual cycle. If pregnancy occurs, the basal temperature exceeds 37 degrees. You need to measure in the morning without getting out of bed. A thermometer is inserted into the rectum for several minutes. Then the scores are checked.
Sometimes women also use non-traditional methods of verification:
1. With the use of iodine. Collect morning urine, drop it on a sheet of clean paper. Drop iodine on the same area, then observe. Normally, urine turns purple upon contact with iodine. When pregnant, it will be brown.
2. Using soda. There are suggestions that during conception, the alkalinity of urine increases. Collect morning urine, add a teaspoon of soda to it. If there are bubbles and the soda sinks to the bottom of the container, the woman may be pregnant.
3. With ripple. There is an assumption that during pregnancy, a pulsation appears just below the navel. You need to take a horizontal position and relax. Then press down two centimeters below the navel. If a pulsation is felt, there is a possibility of conception.
Also, some women try to determine their interesting position, given the emotional state and changes in well-being. It is believed that even before the delay of menstruation, pregnancy can be suspected by the following signs:
• frequent dizziness, flashing flies before the eyes;
• increase in body temperature to 37 degrees for no apparent reason;
• nasal congestion, swelling of the mucous membranes of the nasal passages, which is not associated with a viral or catarrhal disease;
• enlargement and swelling of the breast, discoloration of the areola, increased sensitivity of the mammary glands;
• feeling of heaviness and soreness below the navel;
• nausea, exacerbation of taste and olfactory receptors;
• weight gain;
• frequent changes in emotional state;
• constant drowsiness;
• unusual taste preferences;
• a sharp increase or decrease in libido.
These folk methods are not reliable. The test will help to accurately determine the presence of pregnancy at the initial stage. And to confirm such a physiological process is possible only with the help of instrumental studies. These signs may be associated with hormonal disorders, inflammatory processes in the body.