KNOWLEDGE FOR EVERYONE

I am Camilla,

30

Emotional Situation: 5 years married
Occupation: Accountant
Situation: Never pregnant

“Every month I feel like I'm pregnant”

WHAT ARE THE EARLY SYMPTOMS OF PREGNANCY?

To be able to talk about early symptoms of pregnancy, we would have to talk about the possible symptoms that some women may experience during the implantation.

For a pregnancy to occur, a fertilized egg attaches itself to the mother's uterus, this process is known as implantation.
Each person is different, some begin to have symptoms of pregnancy from the first moment in which the implantation occurs, others will not feel anything during the entire pregnancy, therefore, it is impossible to be guided only by symptoms.

In the case of having symptoms, these could be some:
  • Brown or red spotting on the days fertilized egg is implanting
  • Feeling of premenstrual symptoms
  • Pain in the breasts
  • Dizziness
  • Need to urinate more often
Assisted reproduction professionals recommend performing the pregnancy test 14 days after the union of the egg with the sperm, you can take as a reference 14 or 15 days after having sex. In the case of in vitro fertilization, it will depend on the day when the doctor performed the transfers the fertilized egg.

https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/implantation-cramping

LET US TALK ABOUT CHROMOSOMES

The word chromosome comes from the Greek term, chroma (color) and soma (body), as chromosomes can be easily colored and seen under a microscope.

Chromosome contains our genetic material called DNA.

 

The DNA molecule is a kind of instruction book which contains the genetic elements that are important for growth, function and reproduction.

 

Normally we have 23 chromosome pairs, that is 46 chromosomes in total, where half comes from the mother and the other half from the father. Women have X chromosomes and men have an X and a Y chromosome.

CHROMOSOMES ARE NOT JUST A NUMBER


WHAT IS GENERATE FOR SOMETHING?

A gene is a piece of DNA strand. The DNA strand, or molecule, is a kind of instruction book that contains the genetic elements that are important to our growth, function, and reproduction.

Genes carry the information that determines your traits, the traits you inherited from your parents.

For example, if your mother has freckles, you may also have got freckles because you inherited the trait of freckles

Variants in gen: MC1R are associated with increased likelihood of freckling

I am Heidi, 27

Emotional situation: stable relationship, 2 years
Occupation: web designer
Situation: Wants to get pregnant

“How to get pregnant quickly” 

RECOMMENDATIONS

The most important thing when looking for a pregnancy is knowing you, and when we talk about knowing you, we refer to How is your menstrual cycle? Which days are you fertile? What happens to body during ovulation? 

We will give you some recommendations: 

1. Record your menstrual cycle

The menstrual cycle begins and ends with menstruation, The length of the menstrual cycle varies from woman to woman but can usually last up to 3 to 7 days, recording your menstrual cycle on a calendar will help you know:  How is your menstrual cycle? 

2. Use technology 

Nowadays there are apps that will help you have better menstrual and ovulation control. These Apps are quite popular for both women seeking pregnancy and women who want to prevent it, for example: 
  • GlowOvulation 
  • Flo
  • Clue 
You will be able to know: Which days are you fertile? The Fertile days are the days in which the probability of pregnancy is greater from unprotected sex.  

3. Track cervical mucus 

The woman can keep track of the amount of cervical mucus and its appearance. When a woman is ovulating the amount of cervical mucus increases and its consistency becomes clear and slippery. https://www.marchofdimes.org/pregnancy/getting-pregnant.aspx 

Another study found that women who consistently checked their cervical mucus were 2.3 times more likely to get pregnant faster, over a six-month period. https://www.fertstert.org/article/s0015-0282%252813%252900696-1/abstract 

4. Have unprotected sex during the fertile window days. 

You don't need to have sex every day. 

5. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle. 

A balance between a good diet and physical activity will benefit you when seeking pregnancy. A 2017 study suggested that couples in the study in which both partners were obese, with BMIs of at least 35, took from 55% to 59% longer to become pregnant, compared to couples who were not obese. https://academic.oup.com/humrep/article/32/3/662/2964862