Pregnancy Determination Without Tests

Determining pregnancy without tests

Many women whose menstruation does not start on time are wondering: is this pregnancy or just a delay? The most reasonable option is to visit a specialist or take a pregnancy test at home, but this is not always possible. How can you determine if you are pregnant in other ways?

First, there are signs of pregnancy.

Signs of pregnancy include:

1. delayed menstruation
2. enlargement or tenderness of the breasts and nipples
3. colostrum secretion
4. nausea and vomiting in the morning
5. change in taste (craving for salty, sour)
6. change in appetite
7. increased fatigue
8. irritability
9. increased frequency of urination

These signs are not accurate, as often the same symptoms can occur before menstruation. Additionally, many women who are nervous about becoming pregnant begin to experience nausea and other symptoms for psychological reasons.

Delayed menstruation may not only be due to pregnancy. Ovulation and, as a consequence, delayed menstruation are affected by:

1. stress
2. trips
3. moving
4. diseases
5. taking medications
6. physical exercise
7. sudden weight change (for example, after a strict diet)

More accurate is measuring basal temperature.

Determining pregnancy by measuring basal temperature

To do this, you need to know your menstrual cycle and regularly keep a temperature chart.

You can be sure of pregnancy if high temperatures persist for 3 days longer than the normal corpus luteum phase (the phase after ovulation until the next menstruation with high temperatures above 37 degrees).

For example, if the corpus luteum phase usually lasts 12 days, but once became 16 days, then the probability of pregnancy is high. The corpus luteum phase is usually stable and lasts 12-14 days. It is important to monitor the second phase of the cycle, and not the entire cycle - its duration changes mainly due to the first phase.

The likelihood of pregnancy is high if the third level of high temperatures appears in a normal two-phase cycle. Typically, the graph consists of two phases: first a phase of low temperatures, then after ovulation it rises sharply - the corpus luteum phase with high temperatures. During pregnancy, after the second phase, an additional upward jump in temperature may appear and the graph becomes three-phase.

If more than 18 high temperatures are observed in a row, then pregnancy has probably occurred.