When a pregnant woman first contacts her, the doctor gets acquainted with her medical history, then proceeds to an objective examination: pays attention to the woman’s physique and weight, the condition of her skin, visible mucous membranes, measures temperature, height and weight, blood pressure, assesses the condition of the mammary glands and nipples , the presence of colostrum separated from them.
Other methods are also used to confirm pregnancy.
Gynecological examination using speculum.
This is the simplest and at the same time mandatory method. Even in early pregnancy, it allows you to see characteristic changes in the mucous membrane of the vagina and cervix.
Pregnancy test.
The pregnancy confirmation method is suitable if the pregnancy is very short and there are doubts about conception. Modern tests are highly informative, and even after several days of delay they show that there is a pregnancy.
Analyzes.
In the early stages, it is important not to miss an ectopic pregnancy, when implantation occurs not in the uterine cavity, but in the tube or cervix. The signs are similar: at first it may not differ from a normal pregnancy. Therefore, a blood test to determine hCG, the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin, plays an important role here. In case of an ectopic pregnancy, its level is lower than it should be at this stage.
All tests necessary for a woman in each individual case are prescribed by a doctor: a smear for STIs and others.
Ultrasound.
Even in the early stages, ultrasound diagnostics is an informative and safe examination method. An ultrasound clearly shows the embryo, which has implanted in the uterine cavity. Ultrasound research methods are used to diagnose pregnancy and its timing. And also in case of complications of pregnancy and fetal development.