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How To Check For Pregnancy?
Hello, me and my girlfriend had sex almost a week or 2 ago, and now she s showing signs of pregnancy like nausea, morning sickness and spotting but her period date hasn t arrived yet. Shes very scared, is there anything we could do to find out if she really is pregnant and if she is, a way to stop it before its too late
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Hello and welcome,
If the sexual episode was just a week or two ago then the symptoms she is experiencing are not due to pregnancy. Most likely they are due to premenstrual syndrome. Even if there is a pregnancy the baby attaches to the mother atleast 10-12 days later and symptoms are very rare before the missed period.
A blood test will detect pregnancy earliest by 3-4 days before the missed period provided she had regular periods and a urine test will detect it by 1 week after the missed period.
If there is a pregnancy then drugs like mifepristone and misoprostol are used till 3 weeks after the missed period but they can be used only after consulting a doctor and with prescription.
As of now, this is less likely to be pregnancy so do not worry. Just wait and most likely periods will come.
Hope this satisfies your query.
Thanks for using HCM.
Feel free to ask any more questions that you may have.
Dr Madhuri Bagde
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist
If the sexual episode was just a week or two ago then the symptoms she is experiencing are not due to pregnancy. Most likely they are due to premenstrual syndrome. Even if there is a pregnancy the baby attaches to the mother atleast 10-12 days later and symptoms are very rare before the missed period.
A blood test will detect pregnancy earliest by 3-4 days before the missed period provided she had regular periods and a urine test will detect it by 1 week after the missed period.
If there is a pregnancy then drugs like mifepristone and misoprostol are used till 3 weeks after the missed period but they can be used only after consulting a doctor and with prescription.
As of now, this is less likely to be pregnancy so do not worry. Just wait and most likely periods will come.
Hope this satisfies your query.
Thanks for using HCM.
Feel free to ask any more questions that you may have.
Dr Madhuri Bagde
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist
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