A woman does not immediately find out about her “interesting situation.” Even if the pregnancy is planned, it is impossible to say with certainty whether fertilization occurred or not.
Therefore, women begin to guess about their situation when certain signs appear in them. During pregnancy, signs of its presence are divided into suspected, probable and reliable.
How to reliably determine pregnancy?
• The birth of a new life in the early stages can only be confirmed with the help of ultrasound. When conducting a study with a sensor through the abdominal wall, it is possible to determine the fertilized egg in the uterus from 4-5 weeks of obstetrics.
• When conducting an examination with a vaginal sensor, the fertilized egg can be seen 1-1.5 weeks earlier. In addition to it, during an ultrasound, the yolk sac is visible.
An ultrasound helps to find out whether the fertilized egg has implanted in the uterus, or whether an ectopic pregnancy is developing, in which a successful outcome is impossible.
From about 5-6 weeks of gestation, the heartbeat of the embryo can be recorded during an ultrasound. After another 2 weeks, the movements of the embryo are clearly visible.
Based on what signs can you most likely assume pregnancy before and during a visit to the doctor?
• Delay of menstruation;
• The appearance of a cyanotic tint to the mucous membrane of the vagina and cervix;
• An increase in the size of the uterus, as well as a change in its shape and consistency.
• The last two signs can only be noted by a gynecologist when examining a patient in a chair.
There are also dubious signs of pregnancy in the early stages, by which one can only predict that the woman is in an “interesting situation,” but one cannot say for sure.
• Changes in appetite, nausea, vomiting (especially in the morning);
• The emergence of unusual food preferences;
• Sudden onset of intolerance to common odors;
• Drowsiness, mood swings;
• Enlargement of the mammary glands and some tension;
• Increased urination.
• Some patients report nagging pain in the early stages of pregnancy in the sacral area.
These symptoms are not at all informative if a woman is trying to determine the presence of pregnancy before her period is missed.