Patient's question:
When can I find out if I'm pregnant after getting pregnant? My period has been delayed for a week, and I've been experiencing lower back pain and increased discharge recently. Is it possible that I'm pregnant?My last period was on October 16th. After it ended, we had sex without using any contraception for a day. This morning, I took a pregnancy test, but it showed negative. Could you please explain what's going on? Thank you.
Doctor's answer:
Hello; As you mentioned, in this case, early pregnancy tests can generally be performed using morning urine about half a month after sexual activity to determine pregnancy. To confirm pregnancy earlier, blood tests can be conducted 10 days after sexual activity to detect hormones such as human chorionic gonadotropin. If you want to have a baby, you should supplement with a small dose of folic acid to prevent fetal malformations. If you become pregnant but do not want to have the baby, you should go to a regular hospital gynecology department to have an induced abortion after confirming an intrauterine pregnancy, or undergo medication abortion under the guidance of a resident physician.