Internal examination to confirm a pg?

[3Rainbows]

Is there such a thing? Or is the girl in question telling more porkie pies! Advice & Info needed pls.thanks.x

[3Rainbows]

Thank you Boo. My little lad is only 18 months old and I never had an internal until I was in labour. The girl is a compulsive liar. I have never heard of an internal to confirm someone is pg? I would have thought so ealry on you would be risking infections and all sorts. I wanted to get my facts right before saying she is lying.

[Redbel]

B00...... My pregnancy was 25 years ago.... So I think back then they still did the old practices..... Oh and I had a student taking notes...... :s

[Redbel]

Oh sorry 3Rainbows, I didn't answer your initial Q......no never heard of an internal to confirm a pregnancy.

[3Rainbows]

Thanks redbel and boo. I shall in future refer to a pregnancy as a pregnancy and not pg to save any confusion.

[sleepy1]

my doc done that to me with my first baby 15 years a go i think he was a dirty old man ...........just my luck i would not of minded if he was young and fit he was old and fat :)

[Aprilis]

I myself have not heard of anyone having an internal to confirm pregnancy. Though it is unlikely, it is actually possible. There is an ultrasound/doppler device designed for internal use. This is sometimes used during the very early weeks of pregnancy.

My GP had some difficulty dating the start of my pregnancy as my periods were irregular so I couldn't say for sure when I'd last had one. He referred me to the hospital for an ultrasound dating scan. The regular ultrasound scan wasn't clear enough so an internal device was used to get a clearer picture of the baby, which was then dated be at seven weeks gestation and therefore we were able to work out the due date. However, the fact that I was pregnant was never in question.

Pregancy diagnostic kits used by the health profession these days are pretty accurate using a urine sample. A GP would use urinalysis as their first port of call to confirm pregnancy. If there was any uncertainty the test would be repeated. When a woman is pregnant she produces a hormone called HCG (human chorionic gonadatrophin). Nowadays even home tests are sensitive enough to detect this in the urine, some within three days of a missed period. So it sounds unlikely to me that an internal exam would be done to confirm a pregnancy but, I suppose it is a possibility under certain circumstances.

If this person had an internal ultrasound then she would know how many weeks gone she is and have a due date. She may well have had an internal examination but I am fairly sure a manual examination wouldn't be done to conclusively confirm pregnancy in the earliest weeks when urinalysis is far more accurate.

[Aprilis]

Just as an aside....I used to do pregnancy testing myself years ago when I was a pharmacy technician. I used the same diagnostic equipment that many hospitals used. Nowadays even the shop bought ones are more sensitive and accurate and a lot less complicated to use too.

[Suzyboo]

Why are you so keen to call this girl a liar? Why does it matter to you if she is pregnant or not? If she is desparate enough to be faking a pregnancy, she needs help and support not condemnation. Time will make her situation clear one way or the other

[nutgoneflake]

I've had two pregnancies and no internals for either xx

[Cockney_si]

I know someone that visited the docs yesterday for a pregancy test and they said they don;t do them at the docs any more, signed her on with the midwife and told her that the positive (supermarket bought) test was fine as they are so acurate these days...she would need to see the midwife in 10 weeks time or so when the midwife contacts her.