Pregnancy tests
Posted on July 15, 2008
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The pregnancy tests, sold in most cases a pharmacy without a prescription, make clear the chorionic gonadotropin (HGC) hormone secreted only in pregnant women early in the development of the embryo.
The rate of cete hormone increases gradually during the first six weeks of pregnancy. These tests, 99% reliable, are not covered by Social Security Conduct a pregnancy test The reagent test is placed under the stream of urine or in a bottle of urine that has been collected. 5 to 30 minutes later, the appearance of a band of color of an item or a cross for example, depending on the type of test, indicates a certain level of hormone HCG and refers to a very high probability of pregnancy .It is advisable to practice this test in the morning, time of day when the urine are the most concentrèes It is necessary to wait at least a dozen days after fertilization for testing, two or three days after the date of the rules.
Avoid drinking too much liquid just before the test because it can dilute the hormone of pregnancy.
A pregnancy test positive does not always total certainty of pregnancy. A mix of blood hormone HCG, conducted in a laboratory, is more reliable. This test is reimbursed by social security prescription from a doctor, and allows to determine precisely the amount of this hormone. The results are available, usually after 24 hours.
Making the diagnosis of pregnancy as soon as possible
Make the earliest possible diagnosis of pregnancy can be
Programmer examinations surveillance
Setting the date of delivery
Avoid immediately risk factors as the risk to the fetus are more important during the first month of pregnancy.
Stop smoking
Stop alcohol
Take medical advice before taking a medicine because many drugs are contrindiqués during pregnancy, the first months representing the maximum risk for the baby
Stop some sports activities at risk.
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