What are the symptoms of false pregnancy?

Few people have heard of false pregnancy, but it does happen occasionally in real life. The symptoms of false pregnancy and real pregnancy are very similar. The symptoms of false pregnancy often cause women to mistakenly think that they are really pregnant. For example, false pregnancy may also cause amenorrhea and nausea and vomiting. At this time, an ultrasound examination will show that there is no real pregnancy. There are many reasons for false pregnancy. Let's take a look at this aspect.

What are the symptoms of false pregnancy?

Women of childbearing age with a history of amenorrhea may experience a missed period of 10 days or more, or a delay of 1-2 months. The menstrual cycle is not very regular, and psychological factors affect the regulation of hormones, so menstruation may not come for several months. Because of this, when menstruation appears again, it is often mistaken for a sign of miscarriage.

Nausea and vomiting Most women begin to experience changes in appetite and symptoms of nausea and vomiting 1 to 2 weeks after their menstrual period.

Because everyone's physical constitution is different, not every woman will experience morning sickness during pregnancy. In addition, mood and illness such as excessive fatigue, colds, or gastrointestinal discomfort can also cause this feeling, so this feeling is difficult to use as a judgment on whether you are pregnant.

Fetal movement is the feeling of "fetus" moving in the abdomen, and the fetal movement initially appears in the middle of the lower abdomen. This feeling may actually be just strong bowel movements. Nausea, vomiting and obvious bowel movements are very common when the stomach is upset, but because the symptoms are so similar to those of early pregnancy, they are often confused by women who are eager to get pregnant.

Abdominal bulge

The abdomen appears more protruding than usual and lasts for a shorter period of time. Most people will eat too much nutritious food in the early stages. In this case, the lower abdomen will continue to protrude within a short period of time and be mistaken for pregnancy. If there are many uterine fibroids in the uterus or if the individual is obese, it will cause an obvious abdominal bulge.

How to judge false pregnancy?

Is there any way to more accurately determine whether there is a false pregnancy? The most accurate way to determine a false pregnancy is to perform an ultrasound examination. The second most convenient way to check at home is to measure the basal body temperature or use an early pregnancy test strip. Methods for determining false pregnancy include:

1. Ultrasound examination: Ultrasound examination is the most accurate way to determine whether you are really pregnant. If a gestational sac is found in the uterine cavity, it can be judged as a normal pregnancy; if the menstruation has been amenorrhea for about two months and no gestational sac is found during B-ultrasound examination, it is a false pregnancy.

2. Basal body temperature measurement: When menstruation has not come, if the basal body temperature remains low, it means that you are not pregnant. The body temperature is between 36.9℃-37.2℃. If this high temperature period lasts for more than 21 days, you may be pregnant.

3. Early pregnancy test: drop urine into the detection hole on the test paper. If a colored band appears in the control area of ​​the test paper (some test papers appear red, some test papers appear blue), it indicates negative, indicating not pregnant; conversely, if a clear colored band appears in the detection area, it indicates positive, indicating that the pregnancy has been successful.

However, it should be noted that pregnancy cannot be judged simply based on symptoms such as amenorrhea, nausea and vomiting. Sometimes sudden amenorrhea, gastrointestinal discomfort, etc. can also lead to pregnancy-like symptoms. People with lupus erythematosus may also experience symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. Therefore, to confirm whether you are pregnant, you need to go to the hospital for formal examination.