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Pregnancy Symptoms
, Pregnancy Signs, Pregnancy Milestones
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Pregnancy Dating
Week 4
Symptoms
Amenorrhea
Nausea
(See
Morning Sickness
)
Fatigue
Labs
Quantitative bhCG
: 250
Week 5 (8 to 9 days after missed menstrual period)
Labs
Urine Pregnancy Test
is positive
Quantitative bhCG
: 1000
Transvaginal Ultrasound
Gestational Sac
visible
Week 6-8
Symptoms
Urinary Frequency
onset at 6 weeks
Signs
Areola darkens by 6-8 weeks
Breast
s engorge by 6-8 weeks
Transvaginal Ultrasound
Fetus visible at 6-7 weeks
Fetal heart activity by 8 weeks
Week 10 to 12
Symptoms
Irregular contractions start
Signs
Uterus
is size of Orange by 10 weeks
Uterus
is size of
Grapefruit
by 12 weeks
Fetal Heart Tones
auscultated by Doppler
Week 15 to 20
Symptoms
Quickening in
Multiparous
patients by 15 to 17 weeks
Quickening in
Nulliparous
patients by 18 to 20 weeks
Signs
Fetal Heart Tones
by Fetoscope by 16 to 20 weeks
Irregular Contractions palpable by 20 weeks
Other signs of pregnancy
Chadwick's Sign
Darkened vulva and vagina
Chloasma
(
Mask of pregnancy
)
Dark under eyes, bridge nose
Linea Nigra
Dark midline low
Abdomen
Hegar's Sign
Softened low uterine segment on bimanual exam
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