Pregnancy doesn’t always announce itself with morning sickness, a late period, or other clear symptoms. You could feel mostly like yourself and still be pregnant, particularly during the early weeks.
If pregnancy is a possibility, symptoms alone won’t settle the question. 1st Choice for Women offers free, confidential, lab-quality pregnancy tests to help you find out. Schedule an appointment today if you’re wondering whether you could be pregnant.
You May Not Feel Pregnant
There isn’t one set of symptoms that every woman experiences.
Common early signs can include a missed period, nausea, breast tenderness, fatigue, increased urination, and bloating. However, according to Mayo Clinic, it’s also possible to be pregnant without experiencing many of these symptoms.
That can make pregnancy surprisingly easy to overlook. Feeling tired may seem like the result of a busy week. Bloating or cramping can feel like your period is about to begin. And some women never experience symptoms like nausea at all.
Your Period May Not Give You an Obvious Clue
A missed period is one of the better-known signs of pregnancy, but it’s not equally noticeable for everyone.
If your periods are irregular, you might not immediately recognize that one is late. Even if your cycles are normally predictable, you may initially attribute a late period to another change in your life.
Rather than waiting for additional symptoms to appear, take a pregnancy test if you’ve been sexually active and think pregnancy is possible.
When to Take a Test
Pregnancy tests detect human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). Because hCG increases after implantation, testing very early can produce a negative result even when you’re pregnant.
Home pregnancy tests are more likely to be accurate after the first day of a missed period. If you receive a negative result but still suspect a possible pregnancy, Mayo Clinic recommends testing again one week after your missed period or following up with your healthcare provider.
At 1st Choice for Women, you can receive a free, self-administered lab-quality pregnancy test in a confidential setting. We’ll be sure to answer your questions and help you learn what to do next.
If Your Result Is Positive
Finding out you’re pregnant may immediately raise another question: how far along am I?
If you qualify following a positive pregnancy test at 1st Choice for Women, you may receive an ultrasound. This scan will confirm additional information about the pregnancy that a test result alone cannot provide.
You don’t have to wait until you “feel pregnant” to find out. Contact 1st Choice for Women to schedule your free, confidential pregnancy test.
