What causes frequent urination during early pregnancy?

When a woman is just pregnant, her body will have many reactions, the most typical of which is nausea, followed by frequent urination, which brings great inconvenience to the life of the pregnant woman. We all know that the general cause of frequent urination is a problem with the body, and this symptom still makes pregnant women worry. So, what is the reason for frequent urination in early pregnancy? Let’s take a closer look below.

Frequent urination during pregnancy is the most common phenomenon during pregnancy. This is mainly because the mother's metabolic products increase after pregnancy, and the baby's metabolic products also need to be excreted by the mother, which greatly increases the workload of the kidneys and increases urine volume. At the same time, in the early and late stages of pregnancy, the enlarged uterus or the descending fetal head compresses the bladder, reducing the bladder capacity, causing an increase in the frequency of urination and a feeling of not being able to finish urinating.

Frequent urination during pregnancy is more obvious in the early and late stages of pregnancy. This is mainly because as the uterus gradually grows, the relative position of the organs in the pelvic cavity changes, causing the pressure on the bladder to increase and its capacity to decrease. Even a small amount of urine will make pregnant women feel the urge to urinate, leading to frequent urination. At the same time, studies have shown that changes in hormone secretion in the body are also one of the causes of frequent urination.

By the fourth month of pregnancy, the symptoms will gradually ease as the uterus moves out of the pelvic cavity and into the abdominal cavity, reducing the pressure on the bladder. In the late pregnancy, as the fetal head descends into the pelvic cavity, the center of gravity of the uterus returns to the pelvic cavity, the symptoms of bladder pressure worsen again, and the symptoms of frequent urination become more obvious again. Many pregnant women even easily have urine leaking from the urethra when they exert force, which is the so-called "urinary incontinence." Frequent urination in late pregnancy is a sign that the fetal head has descended into the pelvic cavity, and you should go to the hospital to check whether labor is imminent.

The above is an introduction to the causes of frequent urination in early pregnancy. I hope it will be helpful for pregnant women. When you first become pregnant, frequent urination is a normal body reaction and does not require treatment. However, we must be careful to prevent frequent urination caused by urinary system diseases due to other factors. At this time, timely medical treatment is needed and it should be able to be effectively identified.