How do I know I am pregnant with twins

 

How do I know I am pregnant with twins

Twin pregnancy

It may happen by one or more twins by chance, or due to some factors that increase the chance of pregnancy with more than one fetus, such as resorting to some fertilization techniques that assist pregnancy, such as in vitro fertilization or in vitro fertilization (in Vitro Fertilisation), in addition to the hormonal changes associated with the woman’s advancing age This increases the possibility that a woman's body will produce more than one egg, and thus pregnancy with one or more twins. 

How to find out about a twin pregnancy

Ultrasound

The different methods and indicative symptoms of a twin pregnancy; The use of ultrasound imaging ( in English: Ultrasound) or SONAR fundamental way in which decisiveness , stressing the woman 's pregnancy Baltoom, and includes technical use of specific sound waves to form the integrated image of the woman 's uterus and the embryo or embryos in it, [1] [2] is The optimal time for a pregnant woman to undergo this procedure is between the tenth and twelfth week of pregnancy, so that the specialist can confirm the number of fetuses and the placenta, in addition to the number of amniotic sacs formed in the pregnant woman. [3] [4]

Other checks

There are some blood tests that are associated with high results in pregnancy with twins in some women, but these tests do not confirm a twin pregnancy, but rather indicate the possibility that the woman is carrying twins, and the following is an explanation of those tests: [5] [6]

The pregnancy hormone test : Known as the human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), which may be higher than expected.

The alpha-fetoprotein test : (In English: Alpha-Fetoprotein), which is a measure of the amount of this protein in the blood of a pregnant woman, and in fact; The protein is synthesized by the liver of the fetus, and part of it passes through the placenta into the mother’s blood, and pregnancy with more than one fetus may lead to the manufacture of more protein, and its level rises in the mother’s blood.

Symptoms of a twin pregnancy

Although there are many symptoms associated with a woman's pregnancy with twins; However, these symptoms are similar to the symptoms of pregnancy with one fetus too much, so it is difficult to say for sure to carry women with twins follow as soon as the symptoms shown by, the following recall symptoms common that may be associated with women carrying twins: [2] [3]

Significantly increased appetite.

Significant weight gain for women, especially in the early stages of pregnancy.

Frequent feeling of nausea morning ( in English: Morning sickness) compared with loads where women are pregnant with one fetus.

An increase in the size of the uterus more than expected at each stage of pregnancy.

Feeling the fetus’s movements in more than one place at the same time.

Identical and non-identical twins

Identical twins result from the division of a single fertilized egg (in English: Fertilized egg) into two parts in the first days of pregnancy, and the twins are completely identical in the genes, and the sex of the fetuses is identical as well, and identical twins may Sometimes in a single amniotic sac, especially if the fertilized egg splits too early in the pregnancy. As for non-identical twins; It is formed as a result of the fertilization of two sperms (English: Sperms) of two different eggs in the woman's uterus, which results in two fertilized eggs, and most of them each embryo forms into a separate amniotic sac, with its own separate placenta and support structures, and in fact; All twins of different sex are classified under the list of non-identical twins, of course, but the sex of this type of twins can be similar, and their genes differ as the genes of non-twins sibling, and in this context; It is noteworthy that the difference in sex is related to different chromosomes (in English: chromosomes). This is determined by the chromosome carried by the sperm that fertilizes the egg, as the male embryo results from fertilization of a sperm that carries the Y chromosome to the egg that always carries the (X) chromosome, but if the sperm carries the (X) chromosome, then the embryo is a female.[7] [8]

 

References

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^ A b Pamela Prindle Fierro (29-4-2020), "And Signs Of the Symptoms of a Twin Or Multiple Pregnancy" , Www.verywellfamily.com , Retrieved 21-7-2020. Edited.

^ A b " the Symptoms And Diagnosis Of Multiple Pregnancy" , Www.stanfordchildrens.org , Retrieved 21-7-2020. Edited.

↑ "Pregnant with twins" , raisingchildren.net.au , 18-12-2018, Retrieved 21-7-2020. Edited.

↑ Freeborn, Donna, PhD, CNM, FNP, Sacks, Daniel, MD, FACOG, “Symptoms and Diagnosis of Multiple Pregnancy” , www.urmc.rochester.edu , Retrieved 21-7-2020. Edited.

↑ "Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Test" , medlineplus.gov , 2-20-2020, Retrieved 21-7-2020. Edited.

↑ Shelly Vaziri Flais, MD, FAAP (11-7-2019), "The Difference Between Identical and Fraternal Twins" , www.healthychildren.org , Retrieved 7-22-2020. Edited.

↑ "Fraternal twins, identical twins and other types of twins" , raisingchildren.net.au , 18-12-2018, Retrieved 23-7-2020. Edited.