After becoming pregnant, women need to go to the hospital for necessary prenatal examinations according to different stages of pregnancy. However, women who are pregnant for the first time do not have much understanding of the examination items required during pregnancy, and there are also targeted prenatal examinations in the early stages of pregnancy. So, what items should be checked during the first month of pregnancy?
1. Gynecological ultrasound examination. Women who are one month pregnant and have just entered the early stages of pregnancy should undergo gynecological ultrasound examination to determine if the thickness of the endometrium is normal. Because the endometrium is too thin, it may lead to unstable implantation of the gestational sac in the early stage. If the endometrium is found to be thin, it is important to rest and strengthen diet and nutrition, and to exercise less and rest more, which can be beneficial for stable embryo implantation.
2. Hcg testing. In the early stages of pregnancy, it is necessary to draw venous blood from the pregnant woman to test for HCG in the serum. Because after a woman becomes pregnant, there will be a significant increase in the secretion of hCG in her body. If it is found that the secretion level of this hormone is not high after pregnancy and cannot reach a good doubling growth the next day, the possibility of ectopic pregnancy should be considered.
3. Progesterone testing. It is also important to check whether the progesterone secretion level in women's bodies is normal during early pregnancy. This hormone is important for resisting uterine smooth muscle contractions, reducing the occurrence of uterine contractions in early pregnancy, and maintaining normal pregnancy in early pregnancy. If progesterone is secreted less in the early stages of pregnancy, it can easily lead to threatened miscarriage, so this is also an important examination item that needs to be done in the early stages of pregnancy.
