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That’s why at every prenatal visit, you’ll have to give your doctor a urine sample.
A color change indicates a positive test.
The condition can be confirmed with a glucose tolerance screening and test.
To diagnose preeclampsia, your doctor may ask you to collect your urine for 24 hours.
The combination of elevated protein in your urine and hypertension can be used to diagnose preeclampsia.
An overgrowth of bacteria in the urethra or bladder is known as a UTI.
A kidney infection may require a round of IV antibiotics at the hospital.
Although the mechanics of peeing into a plastic cup get pretty interesting in your ninth month (!)
just take a stab at go with the flow.
Sources
Cleveland Clinic,Proteinuria, January 2019.
Johns Hopkins Medicine,24-Hour Urine Collection.
Johns Hopkins Medicine,Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM).
