blood tests and injections in early pregnancy

 blood tests and injections in early pregnancy

 

As a woman  trying to get pregnant, when you miss your period by a few days. then wait for a few anxious days and then most women are likely to use a urine based pregnancy home  test kit for checking if they are pregnant. [or as a joke use the diy pregnancy test based on common salt where you mix your first morning urine with a  solution of common salt and water and if it turns milky after some time , it might indicate pregnancy.]

 If  the woman finds that she is pregnant, it is best to book a prenatal appointment with a doctor especially if the woman has a history of thyroid problems, diabetes or previous loss of pregnancy.

Managing diabetes with pregnancy is hard.

Once you go to the doctor , it will be the start of blood tests and injections. This might be bad news for women who are afraid of syringes and for women who have small veins which are hard to find. Some persons faint while drawing  blood. Holding hands of their loved ones like spouses or lying down while drawing blood might be helpful for such women.If allowed drinking water to avoid dehydration might also be helpful.

Most doctors will order a HCG blood test to  confirm the pregnancy. HCG blood test refers to a blood test to measure the level (quantitative blood test) of human chorionic gonadotropin [ HCG blood test in short or beta hcg blood test or quantitative hcg blood test]. After conception the level of hcg in the blood increases and  can usually be detected after two weeks in the blood.

 The doctor might schedule another test to confirm that the HCG levels are increasing to confirm a healthy pregnancy. If the doctor feels that the urine tests used were sensitive , the doctor might wait for the ultrasound tests at 7 to 12 weeks.

There might be problems with insurance companies wanting doctor confirmation of the pregnancy before starting prenatal coverage.

The doctor will want to test for blood type and to take precautions in case of

Rh -ve type etc .A CBC might be done to check for anaemia and the doctor might prescribe iron supplements or iron rich foods in case of anaemia.Other screening tests might be for HIV, syphillis, hepatitis B ,genetic disorders , etc .

In some extreme cases with Rh -ve type, the fathers blood test might also be required to screen for complications.

Further diagonostic tests might be ordered based on the results of the screening tests.

 

Trying to get pregnant or trying to concieve ( TTC )

Pregnancy testing

first trimester of pregnancy

second trimester of pregnancy

Third trimester

labour and child birth

post partum

life of a woman after child birth

Male Fertility

Bipolar disorder medicine during pregnancy.

Changes in women after childbirth

 

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Pregnancy testing

 If you are trying to conceive ( TTC ), and if you are using fertility awareness methods ( FAM )  ,you might have a rough estimation of your day of ovulation , so that you might be able to calculate your days past ovulation ( dpo ).

Women who are trying to concieve ( ttc ) will be having a very nervous two week wait ( TWW ) after the estimated day of ovulation hoping that they will miss the next period or AF ( Aunt flo ).

The standard procedure is usually to wait 15 days past ovulation ( dpo ) with missed periods before testing for pregnancy. But impatient women will usually start testing from ( 7 or 8 dpo) seven or eight days past ovulation using home pregnancy tests ( HPT ). The home pregnancy tests usually test the women's urine for presence of ( HCG ) human chorionic  gonadotropin  hormone produced by the placenta during implantation..

But the home pregnancy tests vary among themselves on their sensitivity ( usually 15 mlU / ml  to 25 mlU /ml ). HCG levels usually will double every two to three days in early pregnancy.

It is better to urinate a little bit first before taking the urine sample for testing from around the middle portion of the urine stream. That means it is better not to use the first part of the urine stream for testing. Some of the home pregnancy tests will involve holding a test stick in the urine stream, while some other HPT 's might involve collecting urine in a collection cup and dipping a strip in the container. Some companies do not recommend using the first morning urine ( FMU ) for testing HPT ( home pregnancy tests ) and OPK ( ovulation prediction ) .

The tests will usually have a control line and presence of another line (sometimes faint) will be the indication of pregnancy. The confirmation of pregnancy is usually called big fat positive ( BFP ) . The doctors might further confirm the pregnancy using  urine pregnancy test ( UPT ) or blood tests or ultrasound / sonogram ( sonogram refers to the picture you get from the ultrasound test  )test and / or a physical pelvic exam .

The ultrasound test can also be used to estimate the age of  the foetus  / fetus and to check the number of fetuses .

The doctor will usually ask for your date of  LMP  ( last menstrual period ) in order to estimate the date of delivery ( EDD ) usually by adding 280 days to the date of the first day of the last menstrual period ( LMP ). The usual gestation period is taken as 40 weeks from the first day of LMP.


Premature deliveries are those that occur before 36 weeks of gestation.



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