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How to donate urine correctly during pregnancy, how often
Significant changes are taking place with the body of the expectant mother, therefore it is very important to control its condition. A woman should know how to correctly donate urine during pregnancy, and undergo a study in a timely manner: so the doctor will be able to notice the onset problems with the kidneys and other internal organs in time.
How to donate urine during pregnancy?
Violation of the rules for passing the analysis threatens to receive a false diagnosis. To prevent this from happening, observe the following recommendations of specialists:
Knowing how to properly donate urine during pregnancy, you can detect pathologies in a timely manner
- Try not to overexert yourself before giving urine. Intense physical activity can lead to an overestimation of the protein content. Try not to eat spicy and salty, meat dishes in excess. Alcoholic drinks are strictly prohibited.
- Use a sterile container to collect material; do not use washed food jars. Buy special containers that can be found at any pharmacy.
- Collect material exclusively in the morning, immediately after waking up. At night, the kidneys switch to a more intense mode of work than during the day, so the urine is more concentrated. This is indicated by the characteristic dark color. By the content of individual components in it, you can get a clear idea of the health of the expectant mother.
- Before collecting material, be sure to wash yourself with intimate soap.
- If you don’t have the opportunity to shower, wipe your vagina with a piece of cotton wool so that there is any discharge on it that should not get into the analysis.
- For research, an average portion of biomaterial is needed. Do not collect it in the first 2-3 seconds after you start urinating.
- To get an accurate test result, try to get the container of urine to the laboratory within 1 to 2 hours. Carry the collected material carefully, avoid vigorous shaking: the foam that forms due to mechanical stress distorts the analysis results.
Experts agree on how often to pass urine during pregnancy. This study is the main one for a woman in a position, so she must undergo it before each visit to the gynecologist. In the first trimester, it is once every three to four weeks, in the second and third – once every two weeks.
A timely analysis will help to notice negative processes in the body of the expectant mother and take action. This is very important for the health of the woman herself and her baby.