Finding out that you are pregnant can be one of the most exciting times of your life. Some couples cannot wait for the moment and rush to a medical store to buy a pregnancy test and hope for the best. If the test result is positive, all is well and good and the couple is happy. But if you are trying to get pregnant but your test fails you, there are as many as 70 early signs of pregnancy. However, these signs aren’t written in stone and it is recommended that you use a doctor online app and consult a specialist.
One of the most common signs of a pregnancy is a missed period. But there are many other early signs of pregnancy that may go unnoticed. During pregnancy, the body undergoes many changes over the 40 weeks. The to be mother may see changes in sleep, appetite and mood. She may also experience changes in physiology and hormones as well. Pregnancies are usually detected within two weeks. The symptoms that women experience initially during a pregnancy coincide with the ones that they may experience before their next menstrual cycle. These common symptoms include a feeling of nausea, sore breasts and fatigue. Such symptoms may confuse women if they are sexually active.
The reason why the first signs of pregnancy coincide with those of PMS is because of two hormones: estrogen and progesterone. A woman’s body releases these hormones each month. The functions of these hormones are to develop and release the egg. When pregnant, the level of progesterone rises in a woman. A rise in progesterone lowers blood pressure slightly, this in turn causes dizziness, fatigue or fainting. Excess of the hormone also causes acid reflux, gas, constipation, nausea and acidity. When levels of estrogen rise in a woman’s body, she experiences acne, nausea and an increase in appetite.
In addition to the above signs, the following are early signs of pregnancy:
- Mood swings
- Tender breasts (mastalgia)
- Back pain
- Stomach cramps
- Light bleeding or spotting
- Skin darkening
- Brittle nails
- Difficulty brushing teeth
- Bitter taste in mouth
- Raised basal body temperature
- Increased vaginal discharge
Ectopic Pregnancies
Ectopic pregnancies are very rare and occur when eggs fail to attach to the outside of the uterus. An egg isn’t able to grow outside a uterus, making the condition life-threatening if undiagnosed. Symptoms of such a condition are:
- Cramping or pain in the abdomen
- Vomiting
- Dizziness
- Vaginal bleeding
