The difference between premenstrual symptoms and early pregnancy

Premenstrual symptoms are different from pregnancy because there will be symptoms of nausea and abdominal pain before menstruation. Symptoms of nausea and breast swelling may also occur in early pregnancy, but there are essential differences between the two, such as urination and appetite.

First of all, a very obvious feature is that once a woman has premenstrual symptoms, her menstruation will come soon and blood will flow out of the vagina, but after becoming pregnant, her menstruation will no longer come after the early signs of pregnancy appear.

The second obvious sign is that women will not experience nausea and vomiting before menstruation, while nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy can make women very uncomfortable, and they may even vomit everything they eat. If nausea and vomiting occur after many early pregnancy signs appear, it proves that the woman is already pregnant, and it is not a sign before menstruation.

The third obvious difference is that women will urinate more frequently after becoming pregnant. This is because the enlarged uterus will press on the bladder, thereby reducing the bladder capacity, resulting in frequent urination. Premenstrual syndrome will not cause increased urination.

The fourth obvious difference is that many women will experience lower abdominal pain after pregnancy. This is often caused by the enlarged uterus in the early stages of pregnancy pulling on the round ligament of the uterus. There will be no abdominal pain before menstruation. Even if there is abdominal pain, it is often caused by other reasons. In other words, there will be no abdominal pain in premenstrual syndrome. The abdominal pain will be more severe on the first and second days of menstruation, which is called dysmenorrhea.

The fifth difference is the change in appetite. Women who become pregnant prefer to eat sour food and hate greasy food, while women with premenstrual syndrome do not have such changes in appetite.

Of course, there are many similarities between the symptoms before menstruation and early pregnancy, but there are still differences between the two. In fact, many times there is no need for women to distinguish them so clearly, because menstruation will come soon after premenstrual syndrome appears, and menstruation will not come after the symptoms of early pregnancy appear. There is still a big difference between the two.