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First month of pregnancy
can u ask to have an ultra sound to see if your pregnant rather than a blood test? i know you can barely see nothing but a little speck but i trust seeing it better than i do hearing some result. does anyone know?
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Blood tests are highly accurate. They are measuring the amount of pregnancy hormone in your body - this is not present unless you are pregnant.
Internal ultrasounds (where a probe is placed inside your vagina) are possible from about 7 weeks, which is the age a heartbeat can be visualised. Before that, it is possible to see the sacs a baby would live in, but not possible to see a heartbeat. This can end up being more worrying than reassuring.
If you are wondering whether you are pregnant, an at home pregnancy test might be a good place to start. You'll have to see a doctor asap to confirm the pregnancy, and you can always ask him/her about ultrasounds.
All the best.
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Most gynos won't perform an ultrasound until 6 or 8 weeks because of the high risk of miscarriage. You could go to your doctor, but I doubt that they will do that.
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