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One of the first symptoms of pregnancy for most pregnant women is amenorrhea, ie the absence of menstruation.
In general, women with regular cycles are able to detect whether they are pregnant more easily than women who have a more irregular ovulation. However, not having periods, does not mean being pregnant.

Menstrual cycles usually occur approximately every 28 days, although they vary from woman to woman. In addition, the menstrual cycle is changing throughout the life of a woman, so that sometimes can go ahead and others behind.
Some factors influencing this irregularity can be sudden changes in weight, work or family stress or hormonal imbalance.

Other times, she may be pregnant and not know it because losses may occur, similar to menstruation, coinciding with the period. This is called implantation bleeding and occurs when the fertilized egg attaches to the uterine wall.

If a woman suspects she is pregnant with a first offense must go as soon as possible to your gynecologist to confirm pregnancy. The doctor will monitor and control gestation. Also, check whether the woman has a complication such as hypertension, preeclampsia, placenta previa, which could indicate a high risk pregnancy.

However if a woman goes through a period of great stress, has rules very irregular and has a loss, a visit to the gynecologist is required.

There are several tests to confirm pregnancy as pregnancy tests, urine test, blood test and ultrasound.

Using a urine test or through a blood test can detect the presence of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG). This hormone is responsible for secreting progesterone and estrogens and occurs ten days after conception.

Many women decide to do the urine test alone. The known tests of urine pregnancy test or sold in pharmacies are fast, simple and a reliable estimate for its maker to 98%. The results are known within minutes.

It is also possible to detect HCG by a blood test. This test not only verifies the presence of the hormone but also, in case of pregnancy, to calculate the age of the fetus or the existence of complications in early pregnancy as the threat of spontaneous abortion. For the results, the woman must wait at least a day.

In any case, the most reliable test of pregnancy is diagnosed by ultrasound, with which also confirms the existence of one or more embryos. This test involves no risk to the woman or the embryo, in case of pregnancy.

Both blood tests and ultrasound prescribed by the gynecologist on her first visit.

The lack of rule or amenorrhea is usually the first sign, but sometimes there are others that we can advance the illusion.  Where yearned he was eager to become pregnant and do not think it’s time. Typically, the first suspect is amenorrhea, or lack of rule. What do I do? Has the time finally arrived as expected?

Some run to the pharmacy to be done at home pregnancy test. Fine. If this is positive confirmation should ideally be made by the gynecologist and ideally also should share this joy with the future father, who so far has put up half of everything.

However, not all women have regular cycles every 28-30 days or so. Years ago it took at least two faults can be confirmed by urine pregnancy because both the urine and blood rises chorionic gonadotropin hormone, which is produced by the placenta and developing baby to feed.

There are some small signs that a little before amenorrhea or parallel to it, we may suggest that the stork is on its way:

- Traces of menstrual period or small spots of blood
- Breasts sensitive and painful to the slightest touch
- Fatigue
- Too much sleep
- Susceptibility to certain smells and / or food
- Feeling of swelling
- Frequent urination
- Nausea and vomiting
- Some unwarranted irritability