Re: 15dpiui - Negative Pregnancy Test

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yes

>
>2. If so, by how long?

sometimes until hte progesterone is stopped >
>3. Will it be delayed as long as you are on the medication?

see above, although sometimes it does start even if you are still on hte progesterone >
>4. Am I pretty safe to assume that since the test was
> negative that I'm not PG since I know I ovulated 15
> days ago and HPT's are pretty accurate (I did EPT)?

No. You may have implanted late and have an hCG level too low for hte test to detect -- don't stop the progesterone until you've talked to your doc!! >
>5. Could a test be negative on day 15 and still show
> positive on blood test?

Yes. Get a blood test! >
>6. How likely is that?

Pretty darn if you didn't happen to implant until 10 or so days after ovualtion

>7. Should I stop taking the progesterone?

NO!! Not until you talk to your doc and/or have a negative blood preg test >
>8. Once I stop the progesterone, how long should it take
> to get AF?

usually within a week to 10 days, sometimes a bit sooner >
>9. Should I get a beta blood test before I stop taking the
> progesterone?

YES! >
>Sorry so many questions. I've placed a call to my RE's office but no
>response yet and it's Friday. I don't want to wait until Monday to get
>answers and I'm not sure what to do about the progesterone.
>
>Thanks.

Keep takinghte progesterone until you have the blood preg test

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