Patient's question:
I had an abortion in February this year and am now pregnant again. I want this child. What should I pay attention to now?Doctor's answer:
Hello:Many women engage in actions that they later regret without realizing they are pregnant. Therefore, paying attention to early pregnancy is extremely important and is an indispensable piece of knowledge for women planning to become pregnant.
1. Correct Pregnancy Testing
Most pregnancy test sticks indicate accuracy rates, such as 95%, 98%, etc. If no indication is provided, it does not mean the accuracy is 100%, as certain factors can cause the test stick to fail.
Failure of Pregnancy Test Sticks
The failure of a pregnancy test stick can manifest in two forms:
1. Pregnant but the test shows no pregnancy, meaning the test stick is not sensitive enough: Possible reasons include the test stick expiring, the reagent becoming ineffective; another reason could be issues with the reagent used by the manufacturer.
2. Not pregnant but the test shows pregnancy, meaning the test stick is too sensitive: During pregnancy, a woman’s corpus luteum hormone levels rise, which can be detected in urine. Pregnancy test sticks test for this hormone. However, corpus luteum hormone exists in everyone’s body (including men), just in smaller amounts. Some reagents are too sensitive, and even small amounts may produce a positive result, leading users to mistakenly believe they are pregnant.
Incorrect Testing Time
Testing too early or too late can both lead to incorrect results. Some people test 2–3 days after intercourse and often fail to get accurate results. Others test later after pregnancy, but since corpus luteum hormone levels increase with the gestational weeks, for example, after 10 weeks, the value may reach