Pain in early pregnancy

For a woman, the first signs of pregnancy are the first occasion for joy. There are 10 earliest signs that, at a fairly early date, will "sound" that you are pregnant. Some women note 1 or 2 of the first "symptoms" of pregnancy, others - several at once. If you have one or more of the 12 signs of pregnancy, you need to think about going to the doctor to make sure that you are pregnant. During this period, the hormonal background begins to change dramatically, and the body "reacts" to these changes. There may be pain in the early stages of pregnancy.

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Diseases that cause pain in early pregnancy

1. In the early stages of pregnancy, women tend to suffer from pain in the lower back. But this pain can completely disappear after the 20th week of pregnancy. Most women suffer from lumbar pain in the early stages of pregnancy due to softening of the discs and supporting ligaments and an increase in the level of the hormone progesterone. If a pregnant woman has any infectious bladder disease, it can also cause lumbar pain. Pain sensations in the lower back of pregnant women of a permanent nature occur because there are changes in the center of gravity of the abdomen, in which the child is.
2. Pain in early pregnancy in the lower abdomen can be a signal of spontaneous abortion.

Are allocated such stages of abortion: menacing, initial, abortion in the process, incomplete abortion and complete abortion. If abortion is threatening, note a feeling of heaviness or weak pulling pain in the lower abdomen and in the sacrum. If a woman has a late pregnancy, cramping pain may appear. Blood is not significant or absent. The cervix is not shortened, its outer yoke is closed, the uterus is in an increased tone. The size of the uterus corresponds to the period of pregnancy.

• The started abortion is manifested by cramping pains in the lower abdomen and spotting, which are more pronounced than in the process of threatening abortion. There is a peeling of the fetal egg in a small area, because the volume of the uterus is correlated with the period of pregnancy. The cervix is preserved, its channel is closed or slightly ajar.
• For abortion, cramping pains in the lower abdomen, marked bleeding are characteristic. Fetal egg is located in the cervical canal, its lower pole sometimes protrudes into the vagina. Abortion in the process can result in incomplete or complete abortion.
• If incomplete abortion occurs, the part of the fetal egg is expelled from the uterine cavity, pains in the lower abdomen of the cramping character and bleeding of varying intensity are noted. There is an opening of the cervical canal, during the vaginal examination the finger passes freely, the uterus has a soft complexion, its volume is less than the determined gestation period. In the uterus, as a rule, remain the membranes of the fetal egg, the placenta or part of it.
• With complete abortion, the fetal egg leaves the uterine cavity, the uterus contracts and the bleeding stops. If uterine contractions that occur after the death of the fetal egg are insufficient for its expulsion, a slow exfoliation of the fetal egg is observed, which can be accompanied by a prolonged uneventful uterine bleeding that leads to the development of anemia. In early pregnancy, there is a possibility of a cervical abortion. In this case, there is no opening of the external uterine throat, and the fetal egg, completely exfoliated, because of the contractions of the uterus, descends into the cervical canal, its walls are stretched, and the cervix becomes a barrel shape. This type of spontaneous abortion should be distinguished from cervical pregnancy, when the fetal egg is strengthened in the cervical canal.
• Under the condition of spontaneous abortion, the microflora from the vagina can penetrate into the uterine cavity, which leads to the development of the inflammatory process. Abortion, complicated by infection (febrile), can cause a generalized septic disease. In this case, leukocytosis, tachycardia, fever, uterus can be too large, palpation can feel pain, there are purulent discharge from the genital tract. If the infection spreads, the condition of the pregnant woman worsens, there is pain, chills, dysuric and dyspeptic phenomena, changes in the blood formula: increased leukocytosis, increased ESR, diseases such as purulent salpingitis, parametritis, pelvioperitonitis, sepsis may develop.

Thus, if you feel pain in the early stages of pregnancy, immediately contact your gynecologist. So you will be able to protect yourself and the future child and in time to identify undesirable phenomena.

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12 signs of pregnancy

1. Delayed menstruation. If the pregnancy occurred before the start of your menstrual cycle, then probably this month you will not be able to "wait" for menstruation. Although minor bleeding may occur during pregnancy, however, their color should be pinkish or brownish, and they should be scanty.
2. Frequent urination. This is one of the earliest "symptoms" of pregnancy. Changes in the hormonal level, which are provoked by the presence of an embryo in the uterus, usually cause frequent urination.
3. Increased temperature. Slightly elevated body temperature during ovulation is considered the norm. But if the temperature stays high after ovulation is completed and remains at the same level before the onset of menstruation, this can be one of the earliest "symptoms" of pregnancy.
4. Absence of menstruation. If you have lost menstruation in one of the months - this is one of the most true signs of pregnancy. And yet, if your cycle is characterized by sufficient regularity, then the absence of menstruation may indicate pregnancy.
5. Fatigue. Deficiency of energy is also considered one of the first "symptoms" of pregnancy. However, this type of fatigue is difficult to distinguish from other types of exhaustion. An increased level of fatigue and unimportant state of health are the results of changes in the hormonal background of a woman. At the same time, such fatigue, as a rule, disappears when the body adapts to a new hormonal background.
6. Pain of a pulling character in the lower abdomen. The uterus is able to contract regularly and often. Doing sports, orgasm and all kinds of movements - all this can provoke uterine cramps and pain in the early stages of pregnancy.
7. Nausea. As a rule, women define this as an ailment in the morning. Nausea and vomiting of women are considered the first signs of pregnancy is extremely rare. Of the 12 signs of pregnancy, only 50% of all women can experience nausea.
8. High sensitivity of the breast and nipples. This is also one of the earliest signs of pregnancy. Increased sensitivity disappears when the body gets used to a new hormonal background.
9. Darkening of areolas. The area around the nipples becomes darker in a week after conception. They become more clear and dark.
10. Constipation. At an early stage of pregnancy you may have some changes in the work of the intestine. The organs of the digestive system can work more slowly because of changes in the hormonal background.
11. Pain in the lower back. Pain in early pregnancy can affect the lower back. It should be noted that mild pain can periodically appear throughout the period of pregnancy.
12. Migraine and headache. A sharp increase in the hormonal level in the body can trigger such pain in the early stages of pregnancy. Other causes include dehydration, lack of caffeine, PMS ( premenstrual syndrome ), significant eye strain, and a number of other diseases can cause periodic or chronic headaches.

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