What should I do if I have an X-ray when I am pregnant?

Today's material living standards are getting higher and higher, people's health awareness is unprecedentedly strong, and they are on guard against various hidden dangers. X-ray examination is a very important examination, but X-rays themselves have radiation. Although the harm to people is limited, pregnant women are very worried about adverse effects on the fetus after undergoing relevant examinations. So, what should I do if I just got pregnant and took an X-ray? Let’s take a look below.

Does having an oral x-ray during early pregnancy have any effect?

It is best to go to the hospital to ask a doctor or have a check-up. After the pregnancy is confirmed, pregnant women should go to the relevant obstetrics and gynecology institution within 12 weeks of amenorrhea to create a "Maternal and Child Health Handbook" and have the first prenatal check-up. During the 16th to 28th week of pregnancy, the pregnancy is checked every four weeks; during the 28th to 36th week of pregnancy, the pregnancy is checked every two weeks; after the 36th week of pregnancy, the pregnancy is checked once a week, for a total of 13 times. Older pregnant women should increase the frequency of checkups.

The time for prenatal check-up in early pregnancy is 12 weeks of pregnancy. Pregnant women should pay attention to the following matters during the prenatal check-up:

1. The first prenatal check-up is the time for expectant mothers to share more information with the doctor. Bring your ID card and birth certificate, and the doctor will create a card for you, which is your pregnancy physical examination record. From now on, the doctor will record all your relevant prenatal examination information on it. The expectant father should be brought along for the first prenatal check-up, and the doctor also needs to understand the health of you and his immediate family members and family members.

2. Liver function test: Since blood needs to be drawn to check liver function, you must fast before the first prenatal check-up.

3. Uterine height: empty your bladder before measuring uterine height to avoid affecting the accuracy of the measurement.

What prenatal examinations are needed in early pregnancy

During prenatal checkups in the early stages of pregnancy, pregnant women need to create a pregnancy health care manual, determine the gestational age, calculate the expected date of delivery, and assess high-risk factors during pregnancy. The prenatal examinations that need to be done include blood pressure, body mass index, fetal heart rate, routine blood tests, routine urine tests, blood type (ABO and Rh), fasting blood sugar, liver function and kidney function, hepatitis B virus surface antigen, syphilis spirochete, HIV screening, and electrocardiogram.

People who have not had a marriage or pregnancy checkup before should also add screening for thalassemia, and people who have pets at home should add parasite checks. Experts remind: The first prenatal check-up has relatively more examination items, which is also to comprehensively check the health of the expectant mother. Bring the expectant father along for the checkup, and learn about the health of you, his immediate family, and family members.

Interpretation of key items of prenatal examination in early pregnancy:

1. Fetal nuchal translucency thickness test - fetal malformation screening (NT): performed at 11-14 weeks of pregnancy, it refers to the accumulation of fluid in the subcutaneous tissue at the back of the fetal neck. Research in the past 10 years has found that as the thickness of NT increases, the likelihood of fetal abnormalities increases. Any measured value less than 2.5mm is considered normal.

2. Rubella virus antibodies: Rubella not only infects pregnant women, but can also cause vertical infection through the placenta and genitals, resulting in miscarriage, intrauterine fetal growth disorders, and congenital malformations such as congenital cataracts, deafness and heart disease. Detection of rubella virus-specific antibody IgM in the serum of pregnant women. The determination of rubella virus IgM antibodies in the serum of pregnant women can help predict pregnancy outcomes and reduce the incidence of children with congenital rubella syndrome.

3. Human immunodeficiency virus: AIDS, also known as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).