WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2001: Re: Pregnant With a Period?

Re: Pregnant With a Period?

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 18:58:46 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Sarah wrote: >
>I have been taking the Pill for about 5 years and have never missed a
>day. The other night (Sunday) I went to the emergency room with a
>burning urethra. The doctor took a pregnancy test (blood serum) to make
>sure that I wasn't pregnant before putting me on antibiotics. Since I
>am on the Pill, I was very surprised to find that the results were
>positive. My period was scheduled to begin Tuesday morning - as it
>always does because I am on the Pill. My period began as usual and I am
>still having it. (It normally ends on Sunday - and since everything is
>normal, I expect it to end Sunday.) I took a home pregnancy test (EPT)
>on Friday, and it was negative. Is there a chance that the blood test
>was wrong?

blood tests are very accurate

The doctor said that the results are very accurate, but I >don't think that I am pregnant. Could I still be pregnant even though I
>am having a normal period?

yes, or you may be miscarrying

Any response you can give me will be greatly >appreciated! Thanks!

you should have another blood pregnancy test

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA

author, Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide available in all major bookstores and on-line at amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜6597740/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/103-7407404-7691069http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜6597740-7407404-7691069http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761526986/o/qid˜6597740/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_1/103-7407404-7691069

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