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Symptoms signs to detect early prenancy

How to tell if you're Pregnant

Besides having your doctor administer a pregnancy test, how can you tell for certain if you're pregnant? There are a variety of symptoms(signs) to detect early pregnancy. Some of the symptoms, signs, to detect early pregnancy include:

1.A missed period. If the 28 days has come and gone since your last menstruation cycle, you could be pregnant. But this is not a fool-proof assertion. You could also simply be having an irregular cycle.

2.Sore or tender breasts, more so than usual. (This is not to be confused with finding any type of lump - in which case you may have some early warning signs of breast cancer and should schedule an appointment with your gynecologist immediately.)

3.Frequent urination or frequent urge to urinate. (This is also one of the trickier symptoms or signs used to detect early pregnancy, because frequent urge to urinate is also associated with urinary tract infection. You should also talk to your OB-GYN if you suspect you have a urinary tract infection. He or she can give you pills, and will likely advise you to drink lots of cranberry juice.)

4.If you feel dizzy or light headed, and especially if you actually faint.

5.If you feel nauseous or need to vomit, especially in the morning, for seemingly no particular reason (such as a stomach flu or hangover)

While the above symptoms can help you determine early on if you're pregnant, it's best to have a professional confirm it as soon as you think you might be. That will put your mind at ease once and for all.

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