The first sign of pregnancy is often a missed period, which happens around 15 days past ovulation DPO. Early signs and symptoms include implantation bleeding or cramps, which can occur 5—6 days after the sperm fertilizes the egg. Other early symptoms include breast tenderness and mood changes. In this article, we look at the early signs and symptoms of pregnancy and discuss how soon women can get an accurate reading from a pregnancy test. Women who are trying to conceive are often particularly sensitive to what is happening with their bodies as they are looking for symptoms of pregnancy.
Some women share anecdotes about their pregnancy symptoms as early as 4—5 DPO, while others report not noticing any changes to their body until much later. Although signs are possible this early on, they are unlikely to appear this soon in the majority of people. Many of the early symptoms, such as breast tenderness or fatigue , are instead linked to hormonal changes during ovulation or menstruation.
Implantation may already have taken place at 5 DPO, or it may be about to happen soon. As a result, depending on the time of conception, it is possible for women to feel some symptoms of pregnancy this early on. Pregnancy tests are not accurate at 5 DPO, but some women later find that their early symptoms were indeed due to pregnancy.
At 5 DPO, if the sperm has reached and fertilized the egg, the cells within the newly formed zygote begin multiplying to create a lump of cells called a blastocyst. These cells continue to multiply as the blastocyst makes its way down the fallopian tubes and into the uterus. When the blastocyst reaches the uterine wall, it attaches itself to get access to nutrients through the blood.
At 5 DPO, the blastocyst may either be traveling to the uterine wall or already connected to it. If it is attached, the blastocyst has started its journey toward becoming a fetus, and pregnancy is underway. The specific symptoms of pregnancy vary hugely from woman to woman.
Women may experience cramps very early on in pregnancy. These are due to implantation, which is when the fertilized egg attaches to the lining of the uterus. Before the egg is released, the follicle grows. This may stretch the surface of the ovary, causing pain. Because the ovaries have no openings, there may be some pain when the egg breaks through the ovary wall. Mild bleeding spotting or vaginal discharge may occur during this time. Some women may also experience nausea, especially if the cramping is severe.
Mid-cycle pain is most common in adolescents and women in their twenties, but it can occur all the way up to age On the other hand, mid-cycle pain may also help women who would rather not get pregnant.
Popular links under Toddler Toddler Month by Month. Baby Products. Bookmark BookmarkTick BookmarkAdd save. How to Recognize Implantation Cramps Experiencing cramps? By Korin Miller. What Is Implantation Cramping? How to Ease Implantation Cramps. What Are Other Signs of Implantation? When to Take a Pregnancy Test. Plus, more from The Bump. Next on Your Reading List. Think You're Pregnant? Here's What to Do Next. The pain came and went before the follicle ruptured.
This has been challenged in other studies. Prostaglandins may help facilitate the release of the egg as the follicle's tissue breaks down so the egg can pass 9.
Research has found that taking high doses of anti-inflammatory pain medication leading up to ovulation may actually prevent it from occurring Ultrasound evidence in one study found that in 2 in 3 cycles, 5ml of fluid was visible in the abdomen.
These cycles were more likely to be associated with ovulation pain. They found this fluid could be seen for up to two days after ovulation 1. There was also a theory that cramps in the uterus, fallopian tubes, or large bowel caused the pain 4 , but this has been largely disregarded.
Track the timing of it with your cycle. Some people feel ovulation pain for the first time when they first begin menstruating. For others it begins later in life, but is most common in people under the age of 30 3.
For some people, ovulation pain happens around the same time each cycle when it does happen. This depends on the regularity of ovulation. The pain is typically reported just before ovulation occurs. For some people, ovulation pain is also accompanied by ovulation bleeding 3. Track whether you feel it on the left side, right side, or both.
Ovulation pain is typically felt on the side of the ovary that is releasing an egg that cycle. For about half of women, ovulation alternates between the left and right ovary 11 , which may explain why some people report that it alternates from side to side 3. Even so, each ovary usually ends up ovulating just as much as the other overall Most people feel the pain on one side or the other, but others have reported feeling it on both sides at the same time, but with more pain on one side than the other People have also reported equal ovulation pain on both sides in some cycles, possibly indicating cycles in which each ovary releases its own egg.
One early read: macabre, cringeworthy study found that the pain was sometimes resolved in early treatments where a single ovary was surgically removed 3.
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