Backache
Early pregnancy symptom
The chart
Comparison of how often this symptom is experienced by pregnant vs non-pregnant women.
After implantation (9 dpo+)
experiencing this symptom
decreases
the probability of pregnancy
Overall (during the luteal phase)
experiencing this symptom
decreases
the probability of pregnancy
About this symptom
Backache
You may suffer from backaches in early pregnancy because of the softening of supporting ligaments and disks caused by an increase in the hormone progesterone. If you develop a urinary tract infection while pregnant this too can cause backaches.
Summary of chart
An explanation of the affect on the probability of pregnancy for each day past ovulation or group of days.
0 dpo
Slightly decreases probability of pregnancy
1 dpo - 7 dpo
Does not significantly affect probability of pregnancy
8 dpo - 18 dpo
Slightly decreases probability of pregnancy
Detailed breakdown by DPO
Shows data for days where differences are meaningful.
| Day past ovulation | Pregnant vs non-pregnant |
|---|---|
| 17 dpo | 1.2 times less (-13%) |
| 18 dpo | 1.2 times less (-16%) |
Understanding the data
Pregnant women experience this symptom the number of times listed as often as non-pregnant. The percentage listed refers to the percentage increase or decrease between pregnant and non-pregnant.
Visit the dpo chart pages to view most common and significant positive and negative indicators of pregnancy for each day past ovulation.
Comments
What women are saying about this symptom.
Ladychey123 2 years ago
11dpo horrible backache
Mollyf 4 years ago
I have severe lower pain pain on the right. I’m 11dpo but I never get any back pain around my period, so this is new
brittany1001 5 years ago
7-8 DPO severe lower back/tailbone pain. Had this for 3 days now. Last time I experience this I got a BFP 12DPO that ended in early MC.
