How to feel the pulse to know if you are pregnant?

On TV, we often see doctors taking a woman's pulse to understand her pregnancy problems, but how can we actually know whether a woman is pregnant by taking her pulse? You can look at some of the methods introduced below and the principles of pulse taking to understand whether you are pregnant or not. ,

1. How to take the pulse

Feeling the pulse is the most important diagnostic method in traditional Chinese medicine. It is the "feeling" in "looking, smelling, asking and feeling". That is, placing fingers on the wrist of the patient and judging the patient's physical condition by observing the location, rate, strength, rhythm and shape of the arterial pulsation.

Pulse conditions are generally divided into flat pulse, floating pulse, sinking pulse, slow pulse, rapid pulse, weak pulse, strong pulse, slippery pulse, surging pulse, thin pulse, stringy pulse, hurried pulse, knotted pulse, and alternate pulse. The normal human pulse is also called the normal pulse. The pulse during pregnancy is usually slippery.

1. Pulse diagnosis time

It is best to do it in the morning, before eating or exercising, and in a quiet environment. The pulse can better reflect the condition of the body and facilitate diagnosis.

2. Pulse taking position

The person being diagnosed should sit or lie flat, with his arm flat and nearly at the same level as the heart, wrist straight, palm upward, and a cloth pillow placed on the back of the wrist to facilitate feeling the pulse. Incorrect body posture will affect the circulation of local qi and blood and affect the pulse.

3. Pulse diagnosis method

The place for taking the pulse is generally the Cun pulse, which is divided into three parts: Cun, Guan, and Chi. Stretch out your hand and place it naturally on the table. You will see a bone protrusion at the wrist. On the side of the thumb, place the fingers of the other hand on this protrusion. On the inner edge of the protrusion, you can feel the arterial pulsation. This part is the "Guan". Above the Guan (towards the fingertips) is Cun, and below the Guan is Chi. The details are shown in the figure.