9 July 2011

What is Pregnancy?


(Calculate Your Due Date)

Pregnancy happens when a male sperm penetrates a female egg and fertilizes it. This usually happens in the woman's fallopian tubes after ovulation, a scientific term which in layman's language is the release of a matured egg from one of the two ovaries of the woman. Pregnancy is defined as the period between the implantation of a zygote (a fertilized egg) in the walls of the uterus and delivery. The word zygote comes from the Greek word zygotes, meaning "yoked". The Greek word zygon meaning "yoke".

There seem to be some confusion as to when conception begins in a woman. One school of thought believes that the moment the sperm and the egg first meet in the fallopian tube, conception takes place. Whereas the legal and medical definition is conception starts when the fertilized egg or the zygote implants in the uterine wall.
What are the early symptoms of Pregnancy?
Early symptoms of pregnancy can include:
•missed period
•morning sickness
•feeling nauseous
•sore breasts
•tiredness
•The need to urinate more often.
These symptoms don’t always mean that you are pregnant, so it is best to do a simple pregnancy test.
How do I know I am Pregnant?•Take a Pregnancy Test. This is either a urine or blood test at any laboratory. You can also get a home pregnancy kit from any leading pharmacy in your city. Xact is a home pregnancy kit available at all leading pharmacies.

Procedure to check pregnancy on pregnancy strip:•Collect the urine specimen in a clean container
•Take out the strip from the foil to use immediately (use the opened strip within one hour)
•Immerse the strip into the urine sample with the arrow end pointing towards the urine. Be sure that the urine level remains below the line marked under the arrow
•Take out the strip after 5 seconds and put away for 5 minutes for the result to appear
•Positive (Pregnancy): Two distinct red bands will appear.
•Negative (No Pregnancy): Only a single red band will appear.
•Invalid: If there is no line or a single faded line, then repeat the test with a new urine sample and strip.

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