When does a woman's early pregnancy reaction begin?

Some women are very worried about whether they are pregnant when their menstruation does not come when they are supposed to. So when does the early pregnancy reaction start? Because each female friend's body constitution is different, the time of early pregnancy reaction will also be different. The following editor has sorted out the following experience for your reference, let's take a look!

When does early pregnancy reaction start?

Because the level of human chorionic gonadotropin, HCG, in the body of pregnant women increases, they will experience a series of symptoms such as dizziness, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and aversion to oil. We call this early pregnancy reaction.

The time when early pregnancy reactions appear and when they stop are closely related to the HCG in the body, which begins to appear around six weeks.

Some people's early pregnancy symptoms start from the fourth or fifth week, while most people start to show stronger symptoms from around the sixth week. It reaches its peak around the tenth week, and generally takes about three months, that is, around the twelfth week, for HCG to decrease.

So generally, early pregnancy reactions can start to appear from four or five weeks, but for most people, they start to appear around six weeks, with the peak being around ten weeks, and generally lasting to around twelve weeks.

Six signs to determine whether you are pregnant

1. Stopping of menstruation

The cessation of menstruation is the most obvious and earliest sign of pregnancy. Your menstrual period may be temporarily disrupted due to various reasons such as nutrition, diet, mood, or even a sudden change in work. However, if you and your boyfriend have recently lived together, and your menstrual period is delayed for ten days without any cause, you should be highly alert. At this time, you are very likely to be pregnant. If the menstrual period continues to stop for more than 14 days, you should go to the hospital for testing immediately.

2. Early pregnancy reaction

If your menstrual period is irregular, has stopped for several weeks, and you are pregnant without knowing it, in the sixth week of pregnancy you will experience the so-called "early pregnancy reactions" such as nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and a craving for spicy, sour, and cold foods.

3. Increased urination

After 8 weeks of pregnancy, the enlarged uterus presses on the bladder, which reflexively causes increased urination, sometimes even several or more than ten times an hour. The frequency of urination increases, but the amount of urine does not increase, and is accompanied by mild dizziness, nausea and other symptoms.

4. Increased body temperature

Normally, young women have a lower body temperature before ovulation and a higher body temperature after ovulation. If your menstrual period has been delayed for several weeks and you feel a slightly faster heartbeat without any cause, you need to go to the pharmacy and buy a thermometer to measure it. If the measurement result shows that your body temperature is slightly higher than usual for 20 consecutive days and remains high, you are very likely pregnant.

5. Breast changes

If you have a high-intensity job and a fast-paced life, and you are already eight weeks pregnant but don't know it, abnormal changes in your breasts are also an important reminder for you. After eight weeks of pregnancy, your breasts will feel swollen, numb, and slightly itchy, the color of your nipples will gradually deepen, and dark brown thick nodules will appear around your areola.

6. Early pregnancy test paper

Early pregnancy test strips are long strips of test strips that can be bought at general pharmacies and clinics. Early pregnancy test strips can be used for self-testing after menopause. Before use, wash your hands and the cup used for testing, then use a clean cup to hold a little urine, insert the test strip into the urine at the arrow point for three seconds, then pull it out and place it on the edge of the cup to wait for a while. If you are pregnant, two purple-red short lines will appear on the test strip; if you are not pregnant, one purple-red short line will appear on the test strip.

Methods and steps for early pregnancy test

1. Urine test

The principle of urine test is that when the placenta begins to form, a secretion called "human chorionic gonadotropin" will appear in the female body, and this secretion will be excreted with urine. About 2 weeks after menopause, you can use the pregnancy test. The pregnancy test kits sold in the market and the urine test performed by the hospital are all based on the same principle.

2. Internal examination

The most accurate pregnancy test method is to have an internal examination by an obstetrician and gynecologist two weeks after conception (usually this number of weeks is reached when the pregnancy test is done because of delayed menstruation). Since the uterus will become larger in the early stages of pregnancy, and the cervix and the lower end of the uterus will become softer, the doctor can easily confirm the pregnancy by palpation with his fingers. Internal examination may make women feel uncomfortable or uneasy, but it will not affect the fetus, so expectant mothers do not need to worry too much.

3. Ultrasound

Around the 5th week of pregnancy (i.e. the first formal prenatal checkup after pregnancy is confirmed), the doctor will perform an ultrasound examination on the pregnant woman. The main purpose of the ultrasound examination is to understand the state of the uterus, the size of the fetus, and most importantly, the fetal heartbeat, which can be clearly heard at this time. Other information such as whether the placenta is normal, the number of fetuses, and whether the fetus's limbs and facial features are healthy also rely on ultrasound scans during pregnancy to help confirm.

During the pregnancy test clinic, the doctor will usually ask questions such as: the date of the last menstrual period, whether the usual cycle is stable and normal, whether the last menstrual blood volume is normal, whether there is any experience of childbirth or artificial abortion, whether there are any diseases that are currently being treated with medication, etc. When the pregnancy result is confirmed, the doctor will further understand the health status of the couple, the family medical history of both parties, whether there are any drug allergies, etc., or further remind the prospective parents of matters that should be paid attention to.

How long does it take for an early pregnancy test to show results?

1. The working principle of using early pregnancy test paper is to detect HCG value, that is, the value of human chorionic gonadotropin. This hormone is produced by the placenta and generally appears in the urine a few days after pregnancy. However, due to the small amount, it is not easy to detect it at the beginning, and it will not become increasingly obvious until 10-14 days. The effect is not good if it is too early or too late.

2. For women who have just become pregnant, it is generally recommended to use the first urine test in the morning, the result is more accurate. But for women who have been pregnant for a period of time, urine at any time of the day can be used for testing.

3. It usually takes about 7 days from intercourse to pregnancy, which means that pregnancy can be tested on the day of pregnancy (equivalent to 7 days after intercourse).