Modern medicine is a wonderful thing, childbirth is a miracle, and the human body is a medical marvel – combine those facts with the information superhighway and you get fascinating answers to questions such as, “Can a doctor tell if you’ve had a baby?”.
Apart from by the rugrats hanging on to your legs, of course.
This was a question posted on the knowledge-sharing platform Quora, and specialist doctors and professionals were happy to explain in detail that the answer is yes.
Apparently, your body has tell-tale signs of previous pregnancies that doctors, who know what they’re looking for, can detect immediately – not just by blood tests.
Dr. Liang-Hai Sie, a retired general internist and former intensive care physician, posted this photo of what the mouth of the cervix looks like when a woman has never given birth (A) and when she has given birth (B):
Dr. Liang-Hai Sie explained that, "Only very early abortions won’t dilate the 3mm cervical canal".
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Are past pregnancies detectable in blood tests?
In some women the + or - of your blood type can change. So if you were A+ and had a baby you can become A-. It can be dangerous to the baby, and it strictly monitored in women that have had more than one pregnancy. It is called the Rhesus Factor.
But it’s not a definite? I am just confused by the writers comment early on in the article suggesting blood tests determine if a woman has had past pregnancies.
I have just realised that until now, I have never seen a picture of a cervix! Fascinating. More of this kind of thing, please, Mamamia!
I googled cervix photos once and regretted it immediately! 😄