1. Record The Beginning Date Of Your Last Menstrual Cycle. Try To Remember If Itwas A Cycleconsistent With The Pattern Of Your Regular Cycles. Was It A Heavier Or Lighterblood Flow Than Usual? Was Itlate? Did It Last As Long As Your Usual Cycles?
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1. Record The Beginning Date Of Your Last Menstrual Cycle. Try To Remember If Itwas A Cycleconsistent With The Pattern Of Your Regular Cycles. Was It A Heavier Or Lighterblood Flow Than Usual? Was Itlate? Did It Last As Long As Your Usual Cycles?
1. Record the beginning date of your last menstrual cycle. Try to remember if it
was a cycle
consistent with the pattern of your regular cycles. Was it a heavier or lighter
blood flow than usual? Was it
late? Did it last as long as your usual cycles? What are your symptoms of
pregnancy? Have you had sexual
intercourse lately, or has it been five years? Keep this information in a place
where you can access it
quickly.
2. Call your doctor. I would suggest skipping your physician, and
calling your gynecologist
immediately. The doctor will schedule an appointment for you to have a pregnancy
test. At this
appointment you will be given a urine test. If the results are positive for
pregnancy, you will receive an
extensive internal exam. If they aren?t, you need more help than I cangive you!
The doctor will take
cultures of your tissue to test for infections and sexually transmitted
diseases. You will be given a rough
estimate of how far along the pregnancy is. You will be counseled on the
results, and every option you have
regarding pregnancy. If you decide to carry the child to term, 9 months, your
doctor will give you a bottle
of pre-natal vitamins. Schedule and attend all future pre-natal appointments,
and avoid the excessive usage
of ultrasounds. If you have other doctors appointments, make sure they know you
are pregnant. Some tests
and medications are dangerous to an unborn child.
3. Consider all alternatives, such as delivery, abortion, and adoption,
and make a decision. If you
decide to carry the child full term, continue on to the following steps. If you
do not choose to, arrange an
appointment with your doctor for further counseling. Make sure you have the
means to pay for the options
you choose. You will either need a very...
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