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How do you know if you have accidental pregnancy?
How do I find out if I am pregnant?
- Urine test: This type of test is also called a home pregnancy test. You can buy them at most drug stores, grocery stores, and discount stores.
- Blood test: This test is done at your doctor’s office or at a health clinic.
What do you call an accidental pregnancy?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Unintended pregnancies are pregnancies that are mistimed, unplanned or unwanted at the time of conception.
What do I do if I think I’m pregnant?
Think You’re Pregnant? Here’s What to Do Next
- Take a Test. If you have an inkling, decide when to take a home pregnancy test, and leave some time to celebrate if the news is good.
- Keep it Quiet. This is huge news—so give yourself some time to revel in your secret for a few days (or weeks).
- See the Doctor.
What should you do if you think you are pregnant?
We’re here to help with all your next steps to take when you find out you’re pregnant.
- Tell someone (if you want to)
- Choose a healthcare professional.
- Schedule your first prenatal appointment.
- Start taking prenatal vitamins.
- Discuss medications with your doctor.
- Make a work plan.
- Cut out alcohol and substance use.
How common are unplanned pregnancies?
Currently, an astonishing 45 percent of the 6 million pregnancies in the United States each year are unintended. Every year, millions of women, married and unmarried, young and not so young, are getting an outcome — pregnancy — that they didn’t plan on or desire.
Can you make yourself think you are pregnant?
In rare cases, women (or even men) believe they are pregnant, only to find out that their symptoms were caused not by pregnancy, but by something else entirely. False pregnancy, clinically termed pseudocyesis, is the belief that you are expecting a baby when you are not really carrying a child.
How do I embrace an unplanned pregnancy?
Here are six steps that can help you cope with an unplanned pregnancy:
- Acknowledge that you are in shock, and that’s okay. Unplanned pregnancy is shocking.
- Allow yourself to be emotional.
- Face your doubts.
- Visualize the different options.
- Don’t let finances be your top concern.
- Find non-judgmental support.