When women are pregnant, due to the initial symptoms not being so obvious, most women do not know they are pregnant until they have obvious pregnancy reactions before going to the hospital for examination. So, how long does it usually take to detect pregnancy?
For women with regular menstruation, it can usually be detected after ten days of pregnancy. They can go to the hospital to draw HCG from their blood to determine if they are pregnant. Or test with early pregnancy test strips after a one week delay in menstruation. For women with irregular menstrual cycles, the time of conception will be delayed by a few days. Therefore, it is recommended to wait a few days after getting pregnant before going for a check-up.
Women can use a urine pregnancy test to check if they are pregnant, but when using this method, it is best to use morning urine. Morning urine has a high concentration and stable hormone levels, which can improve the accuracy of early pregnancy tests. It is important to drink less water the night before the test to avoid diluting the HCG in urine.
After pregnancy, a clear characteristic of women is the cessation of menstruation. Any woman of childbearing age who experiences a delay in menstruation for more than a week after sexual activity may be pregnant. After pregnancy, due to changes in hormone levels in the body, women may feel breast swelling, pain, and itching, which is also a normal physiological phenomenon in early pregnancy.
