Patient's question:
I usually have a regular menstrual cycle, but this month my period is delayed by more than 10 days, and I still often feel nausea, dryness in my lower abdomen. I took an early pregnancy test and the result showed I'm pregnant. I want to know what are the types of early pregnancy tests?Doctor's answer:
Just found that it is necessary to go to the hospital for a thorough examination. First, we should do an ultrasound to confirm the intrauterine pregnancy and see how the yolk sac and embryo look under ultrasound. To accurately detect early pregnancy, doctors recommend performing a blood test for HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) for early pregnancy. The accuracy rate is below 99%. For multiple pregnancies, ectopic pregnancies, abnormal embryonic development, hydatidiform moles, certain endocrine diseases, or blood HCG values that are different from clinical diagnoses, the test results should be combined with clinical diagnoses. The blood HCG early pregnancy test (human chorionic gonadotropin) is the most commonly used "early pregnancy test" hormone by obstetricians and gynecologists.