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Pregnancy

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Confirming Pregnancy

Symptoms of Pregnancy

One of the most frequently asked questions at the OBGYN health counseling center is whether or not you’re pregnant. A transvaginal ultrasound can detect a gestational sac starting around 4 to 5 weeks of gestation(one week after a missed period), while a commercially available urine pregnancy test can show a positive result even earlier. However, there are many cases where late ovulation causes false negative pregnancy tests. Then is there any way to estimate pregnancy other than a pregnancy test?

When menstruation does not occur even after the expected menstrual period has passed

If your normally regular period does start about 1-2 weeks after the expected date, you should first suspect pregnancy. However, if you have a specific illness, are physically tired, or are mentally stressed, your period may be delayed, so you cannot 100% confirm pregnancy based on a delayed period alone.

When your body is hot as if you have a cold

Sensitive people may feel fatigue from the first month of pregnancy. They sometimes feel like they had a cold or the chills like they have a fever. If your BBT remains elevated for more than 21 days, there is a high probability of pregnancy.

When your breasts become larger than usual

If your breasts are larger, more sensitive, and darker than usual, you may be pregnant. When a fertilized egg implants in the uterus, the ovary secretes progesterone, which acts on the mammary glands, causing changes that cause the breasts to grow. In addition, the areola surrounding the nipple swells, and small bumps called Montgomery's tubercles may appear around the areola.

When you feel nauseous and have indigestion

If you don't feel like eating and still feel bloated and uncomfortable after eating, you may be pregnant. In addition to indigestion, you may feel sleepy and tired easily, which may lead to you going to bed early.

Frequent urination and constipation

When pregnancy occurs, the level of progesterone, a hormone secreted by the corpus luteum, increases, and chorionic gonadotropin, a pregnancy hormone, is secreted. This causes blood to rush around the pelvis, irritating the bladder.
Because of this, the bladder is stimulated, and even if there is only a small amount of urine in the bladder, you feel the urge to urinate, so you end up going to the toilet often. Additionally, increased levels of progesterone are secreted, which relaxes the sphincter muscle from the esophagus to the stomach, causing constipation along with vomiting and heartburn.