How to Do a Pregnancy Test? When Should a Pregnancy Test Be Done, When Does It Give Results?

Every healthy couple wishes to have a child someday. Couples who are ready to become parents should have regular sexual intercourse calendars. Especially women should check their menstrual and ovulation calendars regularly.

 As a result of sexual intercourse, the sperm of the healthy man enters the healthy egg of the woman and is fertilized and an embryo is formed. If this embryo goes through some processes and attaches to the uterine wall in a healthy way, pregnancy occurs. But couples cannot immediately realize that this pregnancy has occurred. In order to find out if the woman is pregnant, she should take a pregnancy test to be sure, apart from the well-known symptoms such as delayed menstruation, nausea, and fatigue. There are several types of these tests. According to the results of the tests, if the result is positive, expectant mothers should start to follow the things that should be considered while pregnant for the health of the baby.

 What are the Symptoms of Pregnancy?

The first and most obvious feature is the delay in the expected menstrual date. (If the menstrual period is delayed and pregnancy has not occurred, a gynecologist should definitely be examined because menstruation may be delayed not only in pregnancy but also in some diseases.)

- Extreme weakness and fatigue.

- Discomforts such as nausea, heartburn, diarrhea.

- Unusually excessive desire to sleep.

- Excessive urge to urinate.

-To crave.

- Sensitivity to odors.

- The breasts become tender, full, and sometimes even painful.

-Slight pinkish spotting or increased discharge in the vagina.

 Pregnancy Test Types:

-Stick pregnancy tests that can be bought from pharmacies and done at home.

-Blood tests that can only be done in health institutions.

-Urine tests that can only be done in health institutions.

 How Are Pregnancy Tests Done?

 Stick pregnancy tests that we can do at home from pharmacies or websites; It is the most preferred test for women to get pregnant. The accuracy of these tests has always been a matter of debate. But it usually gives 90% accurate results. Reasons for false pregnancy test results; The product may be defective, it may have been made earlier than the due date, or it may not have been made with the first morning urine. Yes, swab tests will allow you to urinate first thing in the morning by placing a few drops on the swab. After waiting for about 10 minutes, if a single red line appears on the stick, the result is negative, so you are not pregnant. However, if a double red line appears on the stick with the secretion of pregnancy hormones, the result is positive, that is, you are pregnant.

Blood tests performed in health institutions; First of all, you need to donate blood to a health institution of your choice. This blood will be taken from the arm of the woman who is suspected of pregnancy. It doesn't matter if the person who made it is hungry or full. Can give blood at any time of the day. The blood taken is examined in a laboratory environment and it is checked whether the pregnancy hormone Beta HCG hormone is present in the blood values. In addition, with this test, if there is a pregnancy, it is understood in which week it is. Again, this test is recommended to be done after the delay of the menstrual date in order to give a definite result.

Again, urine test that can only be done in health institutions; It is examined by making the urine into a sterile container. The urine made is examined in the laboratory environment and the pregnancy result is checked. Again, it does not matter whether the woman is hungry or full, and it can be done at any time of the day.

When Should Pregnancy Tests Be Done?

 The timing of pregnancy tests varies according to the type of tests performed.

 Stick pregnancy tests that we will do at home should be done with our first urine when we wake up in the morning after a missed period. With the development of technology and the proliferation of product options, early pregnancy tests are now produced. These early pregnancy tests can also give results up to 4-5 days before the expected menstrual date.

 Although it is recommended to have the urine and blood pregnancy tests done in health institutions after the menstrual delay, it has been observed that it gives definite results before the expected menstrual date.

 When Do Pregnancy Test Results Give Results?

 While stick pregnancy tests at home give results within 10 minutes; Pregnancy tests, which are investigated in blood and urine in hospitals, will give results within 2-3 days at most, depending on the intensity of the hospital you prefer. Finally; Tests in blood and urine can also show whether there are any objectionable conditions that may occur during pregnancy.