Many women are concerned with the first signs of pregnancy, know what they are, how they manifest ... in order to confirm that they are pregnant. It is logical, since it is a very likely desired time, but sometimes impatience makes us forget the most important symptom of pregnancy and obvious.
The sign of pregnancy that will put us on notice with some certainty that we might be pregnant is amenorrhea or absence of rule, ie when menstruation is delayed and does not arrive.
Amenorrhea is always present in pregnancy. Therefore, in young women who have not had absence of pathological rule (indicative of some disease) should be considered as a possible pregnancy and principal cause.
The moment a woman conceives, the process of menstruation stops, as their biological function is to generate life through the fertilization of the egg and sperm. The menstrual flow is bleeding that women have when the egg has been expelled from the ovary to be fertilized finally is not fertilized.
But if this last phase of the menstrual cycle, called post-ovulatory phase does not occur, it means that the egg itself has been fertilized: There was conception, a magical moment, and the rule stops because there are no "leftovers" to expel .
Thus in principle when the rule is delayed a fortnight when we can do a pregnancy test, accounting also for other symptoms that are likely to change throughout the day and vary greatly from woman to woman. Instead, what is always true is the absence of rule.
I'm pregnant and bleed
Only in extremely rare, ovarian hyperstimulation associated with hormonal treatment, cases the menstrual cycle can be repeated and a new egg is released while there is already an embryo.
Do not confuse this bizarre menstruation during pregnancy with other common phenomena: implantation bleeding or blood loss associated with risk of abortion.
Implantation bleeding occurs in the first weeks of pregnancy, is a darker and less abundant than a rule flow. This slight bleeding is caused by implantation of the fertilized egg in the uterine wall.
Other blood loss during the first trimester of pregnancy or the rest may be signs of a serious problem, so you need to see a doctor.
I do not get your period but am not pregnant
However, amenorrhea does not necessarily mean that the woman is pregnant. Many factors can influence the withdrawal or delayed menstruation. Any alteration in the organs that regulate menstruation (central nervous system, hypothalamus, pituitary, ovary, uterus, vagina) can lead to the absence of rule.
So if you have suffered stress, taking certain medications, you've gone through extreme physical situations or modified eating behavior ... it could be in your case of a pathological amenorrhea, no indicator of pregnancy. A delay does not always mean pregnancy.
In these cases you also need to consult a doctor to determine the cause of amenorrhea and prevent any risk to the health of women.
If you no rule is accompanied by other symptoms of pregnancy, congratulations, you have many chances that indeed there pregnancy. But we'll only be safe after performing the test urine or blood. Also, if the pregnancy is already about six weeks, transvaginal ultrasound can provide a picture of the embryo.
And the absence of menstruation is the most important sign of pregnancy. Although, well, there are also many women who know for sure they are in a state even before these tests ... but that's another topic.
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