Healthy Service Q&A Women’s Health Pregnancy & Prenatal Care

What are the signs of unexpected pregnancy?

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Asked on:Apr 16, 2026 05:12 PM

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  • Esther Esther

    Apr 16, 2026

      Experts put female This article summarizes the "unintended pregnancy" questions that friends often ask, and provides some reference answers for female friends who are eager to know whether they are pregnant.——

      It is very important to determine whether you are pregnant promptly and accurately. In this way, not only can artificial abortion be performed in time when childbirth is not needed, but also early detection and avoidance of Ectopic pregnancy Wait for the unexpected to happen. It's not difficult to spot the earliest signs that you're pregnant. armed police Hospital What female friends need to pay attention to is:

      1. Have you stopped menstruating?

      The cessation of menstruation is the most obvious and earliest sign of pregnancy. Your menstrual period may be temporarily disrupted due to various reasons such as nutrition, diet, mood, or even sudden changes in work type.

      However, if you and your lover have had sex recently and your menstrual period is delayed for ten days without any inducement, this should arouse your high vigilance. At this time, you are most likely pregnant. If menopause continues for more than 14 days, you should go to the hospital for laboratory examination immediately.

      2. Is there any “early pregnancy reaction”?

      If your menstrual period is already very disordered, your period has stopped for several weeks, and you are pregnant without knowing it, by the sixth week of pregnancy, you will have so-called "early pregnancy reactions" such as nausea, vomiting, fatigue, craving for sour and spicy food, and violent eating.

      3. Is there increased urination?

      After 8 weeks of pregnancy, due to the increase in Uterus Pressure on the bladder will reflexively cause increased urination, sometimes up to several or more than a dozen times an hour. The frequency of urination increases, but the urine output does not increase, and is accompanied by mild dizziness, nausea and other symptoms.

      4. Is there a sustained slight increase in body temperature?

      Under normal circumstances, young women have a lower body temperature before ovulation and a higher body temperature after ovulation. If your menstrual period has been delayed for several weeks and you feel your heartbeat is slightly faster without any cause, you need to buy a thermometer from the drugstore to measure it. If the measurement result is that your body temperature is slightly higher than usual for 20 consecutive days and remains high, you are most likely pregnant.

      5. Are there any obvious changes in the breasts?

      If your work intensity is high, your life is fast-paced, and you are eight weeks pregnant without knowing it, abnormal changes in your breasts are also an important reminder for you. At more than eight weeks of pregnancy, the breasts will feel swollen, numb and slightly itchy, the color of the nipples will gradually deepen, and dark brown thick nodules will appear around the areola.

      6. Is the test result positive using "pregnancy test paper"?

      Early pregnancy test paper is a long strip of test paper that can be bought in general pharmacies and clinics, with a market price of about 5 yuan. It is very popular among female friends because of its low price, practicality and high accuracy. Pregnancy test strips can be used for self-testing after menopause. Before use, clean your hands and the cup used for testing. Then, use a clean cup to hold a small amount of urine. Insert the test paper into the urine as indicated by the arrow for three seconds, then pull it out and place it on the edge of the cup for a moment. If you are pregnant, there will be two short purple-red lines on the test paper; if you are not pregnant, there will be one short purple-red line on the test paper.

      Expert comments:

      Unexpected pregnancy often presents a variety of complex and difficult-to-handle problems, but in summary there are only the following two situations:

      First, although family, career, and relationship are relatively unstable, unintended pregnancy fetus There are no special risk factors in itself. If a family in this situation wants to have children, they must adjust their family plan, but it will definitely require the mother to make certain sacrifices;

      The second is an unintended pregnancy with certain risk factors. In this case, the fetus may not survive after birth. healthy , or even have some kind of congenital disability. Then, if you keep the child, you will be anxious and worried about the child's health throughout the pregnancy, and you will not be able to pay attention to the baby's growth and look forward to her birth as happily and peacefully as other expectant mothers who plan to become pregnant.