How do I know pregnancy with a girl

Pregnancy

Approximately one egg per month is released from one of the ovaries into the fallopian tube, and it stays there for 24 hours, and if the fertilization process does not occur, it moves to the uterus to be disposed of by the body and the woman then witnesses the onset of the menstrual period , but in the event that the egg is fertilized by an animal The sperm travels to the uterus to implant in the lining of the uterus, which leads to pregnancy, and in fact determines the sex and genes of the fetus from the first moment of fertilization, so if the sperm that fertilized the egg carries the sex chromosome X then the embryo is female, but if it carries the sex chromosome Y it is completed Pregnancy with a male fetus. ^[1]

As for the symptoms of pregnancy , there are a number of common symptoms that may differ from one case to another, including absence of menstruation, light spotting, feeling tired and tired, frequent urination , constipation, in addition to dizziness, headache, flushing, mood swings, and nausea that is known. With morning sickness, a pregnant woman should make sure to eat healthy food , and follow up her health condition with a specialist doctor. ^[2]

How to know pregnancy with a girl

Medical tests

There are a number of medical tests that help to know the gender of the fetus , and some of them are listed below:

• Ultrasound imaging: , also known as sonar examination, is used to determine the age of pregnancy, and to monitor the growth and development of the fetus, ^[3] and the doctor's ability to detect the sex of the fetus through ultrasound examination depends on the growth of the fetus’s genital organs And his presence in a position that allows the doctor to see her clearly, often in the middle of pregnancy between the sixteenth week to the twentieth week of pregnancy, ^{[4] and the} doctor identifies the female fetus by seeing the clitoris and labia through This examination. ^[5]
• Testing of DNA - free cells: this principle depends test on taking a sample of the blood of the mother to detect the possibility of injury to the fetus in any of the genetic disorders Kmtlazemh Down For example, you can perform this test since the tenth week of pregnancy This test can also be used to reveal the sex of the fetus by searching for parts of the genetic material responsible for the sexual characteristics of the fetus. ^[4]
• Genetic tests: such as the amniocentesis test and the chorionic villus sampling test, and the use of these tests is often limited to cases where the risk of the fetus having a genetic disorder is high, as it is used to confirm that the fetus has any of the Chromosomal or genetic disorders , and they can also be used to reveal the sex of the fetus, and it should be noted that these tests are only performed in specific cases because of their high risk of miscarriage . ^[4]

Popular myths

The knowledge of the sex of the fetus is one of the most moments of pregnancy enthusiasm and anticipation, and despite the existence of medical tests managed so high accuracy, but some mothers are still wondering about the health of some of the myths and signs that the funeral it helps to know the sex of the fetus, the following we will show a number of Signs that were rumored to be related to pregnancy with a girl, and the validity of each of them: ^[6]

• Severe mood swings: A pregnant woman may suffer from mood swings as a result of the hormonal changes that she goes through during pregnancy, and some claim that a pregnant woman with a female suffers from more severe mood swings compared to women carrying a male fetus, and in fact there is no scientific evidence to support This saying especially that hormonal changes occur to a pregnant woman, regardless of the gender of her fetus.
• Abdominal prominence to the top: The protrusion of the pregnant woman's belly upwards is one of the signs that has been rumored to indicate a girl's pregnancy , as for the truth, there is no scientific evidence indicating the influence of the sex of the fetus on the shape of the pregnant belly, and among the factors that affect the shape of the pregnant woman's abdomen; The weight of the mother before pregnancy , the amount of weight that she gained during pregnancy, the nature of her body, the flexibility of her stomach muscles, and the number of previous pregnancies because of their effect on the elasticity of the abdominal muscles, so if this is the first pregnancy for a woman, the probability of her stomach rising up is greater due to the flexibility of her high abdominal muscles .
• Rapid fetal heartbeat: Some advise the mother to pay attention to her fetus’s pulse rate when hearing it during a visit to the doctor, and claim that a high fetal heart rate indicates a female pregnancy, especially if it exceeds 140 beats per minute. The male fetus, but only after the start of labor, but before that, the main factor in determining the rate of the fetus’s heart rate is its age. By about the fifth week of pregnancy, the fetus’s heart rate, whether male or female, ranges between 80-85 beats per minute, and then accelerates steadily to reach To 170-200 beats per minute in approximately the ninth week of pregnancy, and then the fetal heart rate begins to gradually decrease until it reaches 120-160 beats per minute.
• Craving for sweets: Some claim that a pregnant woman who tends to eat sweets during pregnancy is pregnant with a female. As for the one who craves sour or salty foods during pregnancy, her fetus is often male, but the truth is that the sex of the fetus does not affect what the woman wants or consumes during pregnancy.
• The appearance of pimples on the skin: Some think that the excess of oily skin and the appearance of pimples on it during pregnancy indicates a female pregnancy, but the truth is that hormonal changes in the body of a pregnant woman may have a role in that, not the gender of the fetus.
• Severe morning sickness: Some believe that severe morning sickness may be a sign of a female pregnancy, but the truth is that morning sickness experienced by a pregnant mother is due to the high level of some hormones and the low level of sugar in the blood.

References

1. ↑ "Pregnancy and Conception" , www.webmd.com , Retrieved 14-11-2018. Edited.
2. ↑ "Early Pregnancy Symptoms" , www.webmd.com , Retrieved 14-11-2018. Edited.
3. ↑ "Ultrasound" , www.mayoclinic.org , Retrieved 16-11-2018. Edited.
4. ^ ^{A b t} "When and how can I find out my baby's sex?" , www.babycenter.com , Retrieved 16-11-2018. Edited.
5. ↑ "Ultrasound Signs for Determining Baby's Sex" , www.verywellfamily.com , Retrieved 16-11-2018. Edited.
6. ↑ "Myths vs. Facts: Signs You're Having a Baby Girl" , www.healthline.com , Retrieved 16-11-2018. Edited.