Pre-pregnancy check-up items

Introduce the contents of the pre-pregnancy check-up. Many couples want to have a baby, so they need to check items before preparing for pregnancy. Here is an introduction to the check-up items before pregnancy preparation.

Pre-pregnancy checkup for women

1. Routine blood test: This test can tell you the level of hemoglobin. If you have anemia, you can treat it first. It can also get the platelet count. Platelets are related to coagulation function. Too many or too few will cause bleeding, so people with platelet problems must be treated before they are suitable for pregnancy. This test can also measure the size of red blood cells (MCV), which helps to detect carriers of thalassemia. The red blood cells of thalassemia carriers will be smaller, and the MCV will be less than 80. This disease is a recessive genetic disease, and only when both parents are carriers will the next generation be affected. Therefore, if the expectant mother's MCV is less than 80, the expectant father must also have blood drawn. If both partners' MCV is less than 80, further examinations are required, such as blood electrophoresis and DNA testing. If only one partner's MCV is less than 80, there is no need to worry. This is a genetic disease that can be diagnosed prenatally, so the number of newborns with thalassemia has become very small in recent years. Therefore, a complete blood count (CBC) can be said to be a test that costs very little but has very important results.

2. Syphilis serum test and HIV test: These are tests for two sexually transmitted diseases. Syphilis can affect the fetus, but fortunately it can be treated, and as long as it is completely cured, you can get pregnant with peace of mind; AIDS is troublesome, but at least we should not let this adult Black Death affect the next generation, and do not let innocent AIDS babies come into this world.

3. Measles antibody test: Getting measles during pregnancy can cause fetal abnormalities, so expectant mothers who do not have antibodies are advised to get the measles vaccine first. However, it should be noted that you cannot get pregnant within three months after vaccination, so you must take contraceptive measures.

4. Hepatitis B test: Hepatitis B itself will not affect the fetus. Even if the mother is highly contagious or a carrier of hepatitis B antigen, the newborn can be given immunoglobulin protection immediately after birth. However, it is always more reassuring to know whether you are a carrier of hepatitis B antigen before pregnancy. If you are neither a carrier nor have antibodies, you can receive hepatitis B vaccine injection first. Prevention is better than cure.

5. Cervical smear test: We often hear stories of women discovering cervical cancer during pregnancy, so a simple cervical smear test can make expectant mothers feel more at ease during pregnancy. After all, only a good uterus can give birth to a healthy fetus.

If a pregnant woman's disease is not diagnosed and treated before pregnancy, and is only discovered during pregnancy, it will not only be harmful to the health of the fetus, but also endanger the mother. The several pre-pregnancy examinations mentioned above are very simple and only take half a day. They can be performed in almost all hospitals’ obstetrics and gynecology departments and are suitable for every expectant mother. There are also some other special examinations, mainly for various genetic diseases, which require separate consultation.

Pre-pregnancy check for men

1. The most important thing for men's pre-pregnancy check is the semen test: many male friends find it troublesome to collect semen and are unwilling to do the test. Admittedly, collecting semen for testing through masturbation is more troublesome, but compared with the hassle and cost of checking his wife's fertility, the semen test is already very convenient. Precisely because semen will definitely not be checked during routine physical examinations, it is even more necessary to reveal the true nature of sperm to the doctor.

2. Problems with the male urinary and reproductive system have a huge impact on the health of the next generation, so examination of this private part is essential. If you think there may be a problem with your testicular development, you must first ask your parents whether you had mumps as a child, whether you have had undescended testicles, testicular trauma and surgery, testicular pain and swelling, hydrocele, oblique hernia, urethral pus, etc. Provide this information to your doctor and consult carefully.

3. If some people have not had a physical examination or a premarital examination for several years, then it is also necessary to check for infectious diseases such as hepatitis, syphilis, and AIDS.

4. The doctor will also ask in detail about the examinee and his/her family's past health conditions and what diseases they have suffered from. They will inquire about how to treat diseases, especially mental illness and genetic diseases. If necessary, they will also request chromosome and blood type checks.

The above is the content of the pre-pregnancy examination items introduced to you. To sum up, women need to undergo: fallopian tube patency check, ovulation follicle check, endometrial check; men need to undergo: sperm liquefaction and quantity issues; both men and women need to undergo blood tests. I hope that the pre-pregnancy checkup items I introduced to you can be helpful to couples who want a baby. I wish you give birth to a healthy and lovely baby.