What is the difference between PMS and pregnancy symptoms?

Answer 1

Everyone is different. Women who have bloating, tender breasts, will find that they go on for longer than usual and the period will not arrive. Other women will have no symptoms of either. I used to have no pre-menstrual symptoms at all then when I became pregnant and my period was a day late my breasts became very sore and hard.

Answer 2

PMS is a catch phrase for the bloating, headache, light sensitivity, achiness that can accompany a surge of hormones as the menses onsets. It usually lasts the first 24 hours of the cycle and then eases up. Usually it occurs EVERY month. In contrast, Pregnancy symptoms start ten days after intercourse and build for nine months. During the fir month, you will gradually feel bloating, cravings, aroung the 30-60 days area, vomitting usually at the same time every day. Most women can not tell they are pregnant until they are almost two months and have missed their cycle at least once. A pregnancy urine test is not valid until they are ten days after intercourse. Good luck.

Unfortunately they are both very similar! The only real way of knowing is waiting to see if you get your period, and if you don't, taking a pregnancy test. Often, pregnancy symptoms are more severe than pms.

Answer 3

Pregnancy symptoms include * missed period, * nausea with or without vomiting, * tiredness, * dizziness, * breast changes and breast tenderness, and * frequent urination. Feelings of sickness (nausea) affect the majority of women during pregnancy, particularly during the first three to four months. Tiredness may be more pronounced during the first and third trimesters. Period symptoms include * headaches, * bloating, * irritability, * backaches, * feeling depressed, * a general feeling of being upset or emotional, * difficulty sleeping, * difficulty concentrating, * breast tenderness, and * some weight gain (up to 1kg) Some of the symptoms are the same, but some are different.