The transducer will be inserted gently into your vagina, and then it will be moved and rotated to adjust the view displayed on the monitor. There is normally no discomfort involved with a vaginal sono. You may feel a light pressure when the transducer is moved in your vagina. And there are no known risks associated with a vaginal sono, either to the mother or fetus. Pregnancy begins with a fertilized egg.
Under normal conditions, the fertilized egg attaches itself to the lining of the uterus. With an ectopic or tubal pregnancy, the fertilized egg implants itself in one of the two fallopian tubes which attach themselves between the ovaries and uterus. The fallopian tubes normally carry the eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. Rarely, an ectopic pregnancy occurs in the abdomen, ovary or neck of the uterus cervix. An ectopic pregnancy cannot grow normally. When a fertilized egg attaches itself to a fallopian tube; the egg grows and eventually bursts the fallopian tube causing hemorrhaging internal bleeding and left untreated, the severe blood loss can lead to death.
A woman with an ectopic pregnancy may not have any indication of being pregnant. Early signs and symptoms, if they happen, may be the same as any pregnancy, a missed period, breast tenderness, nausea, vomiting and fatigue.
If you think you are pregnant and take a test, it will be positive. The first warning signs of an ectopic pregnancy often include:. An ectopic pregnancy can happen to anyone and usually occurs when the fallopian tube is scarred, damaged or misshapen. Whether you are a private or a public patient you may wish to have your first pregnancy appointment with your local GP. There are many reasons for this, you may feel more comfortable seeing your own doctor to begin with, you may want your doctor to advise you about your maternity care options, it might be more affordable to see your GP in the first instance or it may be a number of weeks before you can get an appointment with your preferred provider or carer.
Your local doctor GP can do early routine visits and organise your first tests and investigations. Cervical Screening Test - if you are due, this can be done safely in pregnancy.
Ultrasound — which can look for a number of problems in your baby like spina bifida, heart and limb defects and to check your due date. One of the reasons you blood is checked in early pregnancy is because some women have a blood type that is incompatible with the fetus. This will only be a problem for your current pregnancy if you have been pregnant before and were not given an anti-D injection after the birth. This will mean your appointment is not delayed.
It will also avoid the 'stage fright' that can occur when you are trying to pee and you know someone is waiting on you. The pregnancy testing kit that your GP will use is like the kits that you can buy over the counter. Your doctor may perform a blood test to check the level of hCG in your blood. This test is done if you have had some bleeding from your vagina or if you have severe pains in your tummy.
Your GP may also carry out a blood test if you have severe morning sickness. A positive pregnancy test is almost always correct. Some negative tests may not be correct if you tested too early. This is called a 'false negative' result. The result will present as negative, but you are actually pregnant. If the result of the test is negative, and you think you might still be pregnant, repeat the test a few days later.
If symptoms persist after a few negative tests, make an appointment with your GP. Generally speaking, most home pregnancy tests follow the same basic principles:.
Common causes of false-positive results include:. Sometimes, a woman may be pregnant but the home test kit gives a negative result. Common causes of false-negative results include:. Pregnancy tests taken by your doctor are rarely inaccurate. The occasional error is usually due to mistakes made in the laboratory. However, you can be reassured that the pregnancy test taken by your doctor is much more likely to be accurate than a home test you perform yourself.
This page has been produced in consultation with and approved by:. In Victoria, you can have two types of abortion: surgical and medication. Both types are safe and reliable. You can have a medication abortion up to nine weeks of pregnancy. You can have a surgical abortion from around six weeks of pregnancy onwards.
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