I would like to know the signs and symptoms that pregnant women have had before they knew they were pregnant. Did you dream about food at all?

Lol, well I never had dreams about food. but the symptoms I had before I found out that I was pregnant was, a missed period, a white milky discharge, also a cold sweat. but every woman is different and some don't have any symptoms at all. but you can also look for sore breasts, but by the time I got them, I already found out I was pregnant. Your best bet is to take an at home pregnancy test, if it comes up negative try again in a few days or a week. if that one comes up negative too, and you really feel that you are pregnant then go to your OBGYN and he/she can request blood work or maybe even give you an ultrasound. Good Luck.

I have had four children some signs are morning sickness being tired mood swings, eating more than usual, you have food cravings sometimes depending on the person weight gain.some people also have their period the entire time their pregnant. if you have not took a test to see if you are i think you should

Very sore boobies, more tired than usual, constipation, nausea, just feeling pregnant! I never dreamed about food, but my appetite sure went up in the evening! Hope you get the news your looking for!

Lol, i wish that was the only symptom! Just the usual stuff tired, sore breasts, period like pains, moody. Hope you get the result your after.

Pamela Detrow was having lunch in Milwaukee when she suddenly broke into a cold sweat, became dizzy and felt her heart racing. Thinking this would pass quickly, she asked her friends to order her a salad and diet soda, then stepped outside for some fresh air. But within a couple of minutes, the symptoms became so profound that she dragged herself back to the table, unable to lift her arms or raise her head.

Detrow was having a heart attack that November day in 2009, but she didn’t know it.

For more on heart health, watch “A Barbara Walters Special: a Matter of Life and Death” tomorrow at 10 p.m. ET on ABC!

As it turns out, neither did the emergency room doctors at a nearby hospital. upon seeing that she was an avid exerciser with no heart problems, they diagnosed a panic attack and sent her off with anti-anxiety pills and medication to lower her blood pressure, which had increased that day.

“Because I was somebody who did not have a history of heart disease, I believed them, because I didn’t know any different,” Detrow told ABCNews.com. “I was aware of the heart attack symptoms with the crushing chest pain where you clutch yourself and fall over: the classic male symptoms.”

Detrow, 58, is a poster girl for a campaign launched this week to raise women’s awareness that atypical symptoms, such as profound fatigue, unfamiliar dizziness, cold sweats and unexplained nausea or vomiting, can signal that part of their heart muscle is dying, and they could die, too.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women. An American woman suffers a heart attack every minute. Yet after years of public education programs, the message hasn’t penetrated.

When Detrow returned home to Washington, D.C., her internist sent her to a cardiologist, where, three days later, the symptoms returned. she underwent an angiogram that showed she’d had a heart attack but did not have blocked arteries. Doctors prescribed a daily aspirin, the powerful blood pressure drugs valsartan and metoprolol, and a low-salt diet. they told her that after some rest followed by cardiac rehabilitation, “I would be fine, and that’s what happened.”

Today, the former member of the new York Road Runners Club again enjoys 5K and 10K races. she notes the irony of having a heart attack when when her husband was the one with heart disease.

“My husband has been on blood pressure medications for umpteen years. when everyone heard about my heart attack, they asked ‘why you and not him?’”

Women often experience new or different physical symptoms as long as a month or more before experiencing their heart attacks. These symptoms are often different from men’s. In addition to the usual symptoms experienced by both sexes, women can experience abdominal discomfort or indigestion and maybe a burning sensation in the chest or upper abdomen. their symptoms are also usually more subtle. Women experience chest pain occur less frequently than do men. Doctors have to be careful to make sure they do not miss a woman’s signs during the office examination. Because women’s symptoms are often misdiagnosed, they are far less likely to be treated with aspirin, beta-blockers, and other heart-attack prevention medications. This places them at greater risk due to a lost of time to seek medical attention. Knowing these symptoms creates an awareness for physicians and the public alike.

These symptoms include:

Less common signs in women:

• Atypical chest pain
• Stomach or abdominal pain
• Unexplained weakness
• Fatigue
• Anxiety Palpitations
• Cold sweat or paleness

Both women and men may have “classic” chest discomfort, pressure or tightening that grips the chest and spreads to the shoulders, neck or arms. However, women can also experience: abdominal discomfort/indigestion burning sensation in the chest or upper abdomen. Women’s symptoms tend to be less obvious than men’s. Women’s symptoms include a burning pain or heavy pressure in the chest instead of the vice-like pressure which many men get.

Heart disease remains the number one reason for death in both men and women. Because many women don’t even know that they have heart disease, it’s important to know the early warning signs and when it’s time to see your doctor. Heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases claim the lives of more than half a million women each year in the United States. Heart disease sneaks up on you when you least expect it. Heart attacks, or myocardial infractions (MI), are the most dramatic manifestation of cardio vascular disease. MI’s will affect approximately 345,000 American women this year. These symptoms are your body’s way of telling you trouble is coming. Women push through their routines for hours or days, using antacids and over the counter pain relievers to mask MI symptoms. Women tend to report more nausea, indigestion, fatigue and pain that affects the chest, neck, jaw, shoulders and upper back. Women present themselves with nontraditional symptoms of stroke 62% of the time – much more frequently than men. Women are more likely to report pain as a symptom of their stroke, including chest pain, and sudden face or limb pain. Women may experience hiccups and heart palpitations during a stroke, which are more rare in their male counterparts. Women are also more likely to die from their heart attack. Women under 50 who were hospitalized for heart attacks were twice as likely to die from their heart attack than men. Women need and should pursue aggressive diagnostics for heart attack symptoms.

Diagnosis is accomplished via an electrocardiogram which details distinctive changes. Indigestion or a “panic attack” is a common diagnosis. a stress test can make a diagnosis that you have blocked arteries. In the past women have been overlooked when it came to the diagnosis, detection, and treatment of heart disease that resulted in negative health outcomes. Today, women no longer have to accept these inequalities. General knowledge of women’s signs of heart attack can be effective in overcoming past misdiagnosis of women.

Women get less of the recommended medicines and procedures than men and can take longer to get them. Women are much more likely than men to die within a year of having an attack. Women do not seem to do as well as men after taking clot busting drugs or undergoing certain heart related medical procedures. while more women than men die of heart disease, women undergo fewer cardiac surgical procedures. a recent discovery is that women’s hearts and capillaries tend to be smaller than men’s. This has lead to a redesigning of catheters and devices used in angioplasty and other procedures to meet women’s needs.

Symptoms which are most common in women include fatigue, sleep disturbance and difficulty breathing, including shortness of breath, discomfort in shoulder blades, dizziness, nausea and painful indigestion. Heart attack symptoms follow a common pattern. Symptoms such as chest tightness and shortness of breath seem to be less common in women. Symptoms can be relieved with bed rest and by keeping well hydrated. Symptoms of a coronary, on the other hand, include severe pain in the chest and elsewhere in the upper torso, shortness of breath, nausea, and death. Early recognition of these signs will improve the chances of a woman surviving the heart attack. In the long run, there has to be improvement in the early diagnosis of heart disease in women.