Pregnancy – Home Tests And Early Signs
A big sign of a potential pregnancy is of course a missed period (though there are other reasons for this such as stress). But before even that there are things that can happen to a woman that can be observed, though they vary from woman to woman. For example the sickness can come before a missed period, some women say they were bloated just a few days in and others felt a tightening in the tummy.
The earliest time you should really take a pregnancy test is 2 weeks after conception as there is not enough hCG in the body to detect otherwise, even using a sensitive home pregnancy test designed to be used for early testing, before a missed period. But by testing earlier you are losing some of the accuracy – the highest accuracy per cent sensitive tests give if you test before a missed period is 90%. So if you get a negative result you may still want to wait and see if you get your period. If you do not, you need to retest again.
The changes that can occur during the early stage of a pregnancy include: Being very tired. Vomiting (morning sickness though it can happen any time of day). Light spotting of blood can happen 3 to 12 days after ovulation. Being bloated. Craving foods, sometimes odd combinations. Needing to pee more often. Breasts being tender to the tough, feeling swollen, and blue veins visible on them.
Women are all different in how their bodies react to the hormonal changes their body is undergoing. In some symptoms are severe and make them miserable, in others they are later on in the pregnancy and might be very mild.
A home pregnancy test can help you know for sure if you are seeing signs. They are simple to use and just involve either putting a test stick into your urine stream or into a cup of your urine. After one to three minutes the results will show. Make sure your test suits you and is the right sensitivity. If you have physical signs, have missed a period, but are still getting a negative result see your doctor.
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