How to tell if you have early pregnancy symptoms

Many friends who are anxious to become parents work hard to adjust their daily routines and diet, carefully calculate their ovulation period, and work hard to have a baby, all in order to conceive a healthy and smart baby as soon as possible. So, how can you know that you are pregnant? Let’s find out now.

How to tell if you are pregnant

The most direct sign of pregnancy is delayed menstruation. If your period does not come on time, you can use a pregnancy test strip or pregnancy test stick to check whether you are pregnant. Pregnancy test strips, also called HGG pregnancy test strips, are the most common and convenient way to test pregnancy.

HGG refers to human gonadotropin, which is a growth hormone that is secreted only when a woman is pregnant. Generally, the level of human sex hormone can be detected in the urine ten days after pregnancy. But if you test within ten days of pregnancy, you may get a result of no pregnancy, but in fact you are already pregnant. If you use a pregnancy test stick or pregnancy test paper purchased from a pharmacy to test whether you are pregnant, you must try to use the first urine in the morning for testing, because the hormones at this time are easiest to detect. If it is really bad, make sure the urine is in the bladder for at least four hours before testing. Don't drink too much water to increase your urine, as this will dilute your growth hormone levels.

However, it should be noted that there are also some women who, despite being pregnant, still have one or two menstrual periods when they are supposed to have their periods. The missed periods are less than usual and the duration is shorter. This is called "leaking menstruation" in traditional Chinese medicine, and the real reason is not yet very clear. Female friends who are preparing for pregnancy should always carefully observe their menstrual periods. If they notice that their periods are less than usual and the duration is shorter than before, they may be pregnant.