Can I use "primary pregnancy" or "primary gestation" to substitute "first pregnancy"?

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A woman at her first pregnancy should seek help from a qualified gynecologist.

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[+4] - Joe Nation - 09/12/2012"at her first pregnancy ...." is not an English construction presently in use. Joe(Except by Oristar :lol: )Nation
[+3] - Joe Nation - 09/13/2012You're welcome. We're only here to help. AND we will help you and help you and help you..... until you see things the way we see them.:-) A friend of mine needs a translation for Xi Li (His...
[+3] - MontereyJack - 09/12/2012It's also ambiguous in that it could conceivably mean something like "When a woman first thinks she may be pregnant (even if she's pregnant for the second or third or eighth time), she should...
[+3] - Ragman - 09/12/2012Out of curiosity, you're being correctly advised that it doesn't mean that. Why are you refuting it? The phrase 'at her prgnancy' is what is being pointed out to you as a phrase an English...
[+3] - Ragman - 09/12/2012[quote="oristarA"] A woman at her [b]first pregnancy[/b] should seek help from a qualified gynecologist. [/quote] IMHO, that sentence is awkardly constructed. I would phrase it...

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@oristarA,

oristarA wrote:

A woman at her first pregnancy should seek help from a qualified gynecologist.

that's a marvellously awkward sentence

what does 'at her pregnancy' mean?

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@ehBeth,

I hope they changed it to something like:
"Every woman, pregnant for the first time, ...... ."

Joe(even that isn't too good)Nation

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@Joe Nation,

A woman, pregnant for the first time, needs to see her doctor.

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@nextone,

Women experiencing their first pregnancies need to contact a doctor as soon as possible.

women who

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@ehBeth,

ehBeth wrote:

oristarA wrote:
A woman at her first pregnancy should seek help from a qualified gynecologist.

that's a marvellously awkward sentence

what does 'at her pregnancy' mean?

It means "in her (first) pregnancy."

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@oristarA,

no it doesn't

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@ehBeth,

ehBeth wrote:

no it doesn't

It does, in an awkward way, though.

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@oristarA,

Shouldn't every pregnant woman go see her doctor?

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@oristarA,

oristarA wrote:

A woman at her first pregnancy should seek help from a qualified gynecologist.

IMHO, that sentence is awkardly constructed.

I would phrase it thusly: "When pregnant for the first time, a woman should seek the medical expertise of a qualified gynecologist."

Or ...

Another possibility could be: "At the first SIGNS of pregnancy, a woman should seek the medical expertise of a qualified gynecologist."

I'm aware that the second sentence has a different meaning due to my belief that a woman should consult a gynecologist during any pregnancy ... not just the first one. However, this could be a debatable issue as the prenatal medical practices in North America may differ from where you live.

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@oristarA,

Out of curiosity, you're being correctly advised that it doesn't mean that. Why are you refuting it?

The phrase 'at her prgnancy' is what is being pointed out to you as a phrase an English speaker would not use to be clearly understood.

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@oristarA,

"at her first pregnancy ...." is not an English construction presently in use.

Joe(Except by Oristar Laughing

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It's also ambiguous in that it could conceivably mean something like "When a woman first thinks she may be pregnant (even if she's pregnant for the second or third or eighth time), she should consult a qualified gynecologist", which does in fact make sense as advice. No, you can't use "primary pregnancy"--that's talking about order of importance, not number one in a series.

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@Ragman,

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Out of curiosity, you're being correctly advised that it doesn't mean that. Why are you refuting it?

The phrase 'at her prgnancy' is what is being pointed out to you as a phrase an English speaker would not use to be clearly understood.

I'd say that Oristar is well aware that Beth, and others, are more than capable of offering erroneous info on the English language.

Here's yet another reason why Ori might want to question that advice.

Quote:

Another possibility could be: "At the first SIGNS of pregnancy,

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@Joe Nation,

Joe Nation wrote:

"at her first pregnancy ...." is not an English construction presently in use.

Joe(Except by Oristar )Nation

Oh no, I have used "in." Very Happy

When for the first time I used "at" and felt uncertain about the usage, I immediately consulted native English speakers.

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Thank you all.

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@oristarA,

You're welcome.
We're only here to help.

AND we will help you and help you and help you..... until you see things the way we see them.:-)

A friend of mine needs a translation for Xi Li (His company decided it was See Love) he hates it.

Joe(what to do?)Nation

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@Joe Nation,

Joe Nation wrote:

You're welcome.
We're only here to help.

AND we will help you and help you and help you..... until you see things the way we see them.:-)

A friend of mine needs a translation for Xi Li (His company decided it was See Love) he hates it.

Joe(what to do?)Nation

The original Chinese charactors for Xi Li are essential to resolving the question.

Xi Li for relative Chinese word group with same pronunciations:

The three most likely: 犀利
吸力
洗礼

Less likely: 淅沥
惜力
西历
Possible: certain charactors to form a meaningful Chinese name. For example: 喜力, 希利 ect.

And, the nature of the company will also be a decisive factor in setting up the name.

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