Young couples are usually busy with work, but now they have to take care of everything when they want to have a child. Therefore, during the Spring Festival holiday, the couple rarely took a break and began to seriously study preparations for pregnancy. For the sake of prenatal and postnatal care, in addition to adjusting your daily habits when preparing for pregnancy, such as doing more exercise and eating healthily, a comprehensive pregnancy preparation examination is also necessary. Regarding the physical examinations that need to be done before preparing for pregnancy, here is a list:

1. Routine examinations

Both men and women need to undergo physical examinations, routine blood tests, liver tests, etc. before preparing for pregnancy. Examination of some basic items such as renal function, urine routine, blood sugar, blood lipids, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, etc.

2. Reproductive function examination

The woman needs to check the basic conditions such as uterus, appendages and ovarian function; the man needs to check the sperm survival rate and the condition of the genitals.

3. Four items of eugenics (TORCH)

The four items of eugenics are screening for rubella virus, cytomegalovirus, toxoplasma and herpes simplex virus. Women infected with the virus should The health of the fetus can be seriously threatened. Therefore, it is recommended that women check such items before preparing for pregnancy.

4. Four items of infectious diseases

Couples have the same examination items, mainly for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and syphilis.

5. Genetic screening for hereditary diseases

If possible, it is recommended that both couples do genetic screening for hereditary diseases before preparing for pregnancy. The genetic screening here is mainly for the detection of single-gene recessive genetic diseases. Of course, there are thousands of genetic diseases, and it is not practical to screen all genes. It is generally recommended to screen for several common genetic diseases. , such as thalassemia, congenital deafness, hemophilia, etc.

6. Oral examination

This is an item recommended for women to check, and it is also an item that many women tend to ignore during pregnancy preparation. As the level of progesterone increases after pregnancy, women are more likely to develop oral diseases. It is said that "toothache is not a disease, pain can kill people." By that time, in addition to pain, it may also have an impact on the fetus. , and the treatment of oral diseases during pregnancy is not that simple. Therefore, it is recommended that women pay attention to a dental department for a comprehensive oral examination before preparing for pregnancy.

The above are some recommended examination items before preparing for pregnancy. In addition, expectant parents who need to prepare for pregnancy may also undergo some additional examinations based on their actual physical conditions. Generally speaking, it is best to have a physical examination about 3 months before preparing for pregnancy. At the same time, the woman also needs to start taking folic acid regularly at this time, which can help prevent neural tube defects in the baby.

Finally, if the test indicators are abnormal, it is recommended to consult a specialist doctor first. If you need treatment or physical conditioning, you should first undergo treatment or control the indicators to normal before preparing for pregnancy. Don't rush it or you may end up losing more than you gain!