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I'm not too sure. I do know that when you become pregnant, you can definately notice the uterus has changed, but I'm not sure if it changes that much that soon. Sorry I can't be much more help!! I was already 8 weeks pregnant the first time I saw my MD.

maybe this will help you I GOOGLED it and found it. Pelvic Exam If the urine test is positive or if you have any symptoms of pregnancy even if the urine test is negative, you must consult a gynecologist. The doctor does the pelvic exam usually after six week from the last menstrual period, to confirm pregnancy. The physician inserts two fingers into the v____a alongside the cervix while the other hand presses the lower abdomen and directs the pelvic organs towards the examining fingers. The more relaxed your abdominal and v____al muscles, the more comfortable and thorough will be the exam. The main purpose of pelvic exam in early pregnancy is to evaluate the size of the uterus, tubes and ovaries. The doctor determines how many weeks you have been pregnant by evaluating uterine enlargements, initially detectable about 4 weeks after conception. Besides uterine enlargement he also looks for two other findings indicative of pregnancy, uterine softening and a slight bluish colourisation of the cervix.

Thank You!!! that did help i had no luck googling it so thats why I came here.

Sorry but the doctor can't physically tell that you are pregnant until at least 8 weeks pregnancy. That's why gyn's give you a pregnancy test before they do the exam to check that you are pregnant. Your uterus doesn't start to enlarge until your 3rd month or so when the baby grows.

Actually Tangerine, they can see some changes before that. The uterus does start to expand before 3 months but it is behind your pelvic bone until about 3 months. Doctors can feel it prior to it moving above the pelvic bone though (once you are a few weeks into the pregnancy they can often feel it). One of the main chances they often can see from a pelvic exam early on are due to blood flow. The vascular changes will result in an increas in blood flow to the v____a and cervix which can be see in a change of color to the cervix (more of a purpleish or blueish hue I believe). They can also sometime feel the Corpus luteum, which is produced from the folical that releases the egg during ovulation. The Corpus Luteum cyst is what produces progesteron and oesterogens early in the pregnancy until the placenta is formed enough to take over the job of progesteron production at about 9 w's. Often the corpus luteum can be felt during the pelvic exam by the doctor pushing on the lower abdomin and feeling the ovaries. So, if a doc is looking for a pregnancy or paying close attention they can often pick up pregnancy signs from a pelvix exam w/in a few weeks after conception. (By the way I had cervical changes w/ a pregnancy I lost by exactly 6 w's. The doc could also feel the corpus letuem cyst quite easily at that pt. and I know from my science/medical back ground as welll as from what I've had others tell me, that it is not uncommon to have these "signs" by a few weeks into the pregnancy).

why the inability to say the word 'vagina' around here???