PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for May, 2000: Re: Dr. Braun, AF means Aunt Flo (menses) :)

Re: Dr. Braun, AF means Aunt Flo (menses) :)

From: Cherine (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 12 May 2000 11:02:21 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 12 May 2000, R. Daniel Braun, MD wrote: >
>At Fri, 12 May 2000, Jan wrote:
>>
>>Well-just a silly question. I am 1 week late for AF-last AF on April 6.
>>Cycle are 30 days apart. I'm always regular (if not pregnant!) I've had
>>2 negative hpt's and a negative blood test on Tues. May 9. Still no
>>AF. We tried to get pg this cycle based on ovulation predictor sticks
>>(ovulated Apr. 22-23). My question-how accurate are blood tests? Is it
>>possible that I am pg? I understand the medical aspects of this, but
>>just wondered what else this could be ???? I'm going crazy!!
>
>Explain AF please. I surmise that you are talking abou menstrual
>periods, but i don't understand AF.
>
>A blood pregnancy test turns positive the day after the zygote implants
>in the uterus( Implants around 6-8 days after ovulation.) So test turns
>positive about 7-9 days after ovulation. The only other way for neg.
>blood preg test and a pregnancy is if lab got blood samples mixed up.
>The blood preg. test is much more accurate than the ovulation predictor
>sticks. Anovulation is a cause for delayed menses. Luteinized
>Unruptured Follicle is another very rare one. Persistent Corpus Luteum
>Cyst (Halban's Syndrome) is another.
>
>RDB
>
>--
>R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
>
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>
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