What department and how much does it cost to check pregnancy

Many women are not sure whether to see a gynecologist or an obstetrician when they are pregnant. Therefore, when I went for a pregnancy test for the first time, I was more hesitant. Because gynecology is a specialty for women, while obstetrics is a specialty for pregnant women. So which departments should you visit in the hospital during the early stages of pregnancy? How much does it cost to check in the early stages of pregnancy?

Which departments should I go to in the hospital during early pregnancy?

Generally speaking, when you go to the hospital to check whether you are pregnant, you will go to the gynecology department. Since the early pregnancy is not yet complete, it is not necessary to see an obstetrician. You can only be automatically transferred to the obstetrician in the middle and late stages. The methods of detecting pregnancy generally include blood tests, urine tests or B-ultrasound. These methods have a certain order due to the limitation of the number of days of pregnancy. So, what are the general steps for pregnancy testing in hospital outpatient clinics?

1. Go to the gynecology department and tell the doctor that you suspect you are pregnant. The doctor may then ask you some questions, such as the time of your last menstrual period and the blood flow, the regularity of your menstrual cycle, and whether you have given birth or have had a premature ejaculation. The doctor will then write an order for a urine or blood test. Generally, urine or blood tests can be performed 2 weeks after pregnancy.

2. Take the test form to pay the fee, and then take the receipt issued after payment to the pathology department for testing.

3. Take the test results to consult a doctor. If the test result is positive, that is, HCG exceeds 1b250IU/ml, and the pregnancy exceeds 5 weeks (menstruation is delayed for more than 7 days), the doctor will arrange color Doppler ultrasound examination to rule out the possibility of ectopic pregnancy. B-ultrasound can also be used to determine the location and position of the fetal sac. If HCG is lower than 5mIU/ml, you are not pregnant.

4. During the pregnancy, the doctor will further understand the couple's family medical history, inform them of common problems, and arrange the time for the next prenatal check-up.

How much does it cost to check the early pregnancy?

The charging standards of each hospital outpatient clinic for check-ups in the early stages of pregnancy are different, but the difference is not that big. The price of a four-dimensional color ultrasound is generally around three hundred to four hundred yuan. Of course, the price of four-dimensional color ultrasound varies in different regions and hospitals. In addition, it should be noted that four-dimensional color ultrasound is a relatively advanced technology, so it can only be performed in reliable designated medical institutions, so you must be extra careful when choosing.

Because when doing a four-dimensional color ultrasound examination, the activities of the fetus can be checked in real time, which can also bring happiness to the expectant parents. However, it should be noted that there are still objections in the medical community to performing four-dimensional color ultrasound in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Therefore, for safety reasons, it is recommended to perform fetal four-dimensional color ultrasound after 16 weeks of pregnancy.

The best time to do four-dimensional color ultrasound varies from person to person, and the requirements will be different, and the results will also be different.

Generally speaking, the best time to do a four-dimensional color ultrasound is 5-8 months (20-28 weeks) of pregnancy. At this time, the fetus's body and important internal organs have all grown and developed, and the amniotic fluid of the pregnant woman is more suitable for fetal malformation screening. If you want to take a full-body image of the fetus, you can choose to do a four-dimensional color ultrasound in the early pregnancy, because the fetus is not big at this time and the baby's whole body can be photographed. However, it must be noted that it is not recommended to do a four-dimensional color ultrasound in January and February. There is still a lot of controversy about whether it can be done in this time range. If you want to check for external defects of the fetus, you should do a four-dimensional color ultrasound in the middle or late pregnancy.