PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for October, 2001: Re: Am i pregnant or post miscarriage ? Plz help.

Re: Am i pregnant or post miscarriage ? Plz help.

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:55:23 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 31 Oct 2001, anon wrote: >
>Hi,
>I am at cd 08 right now , but because i have been having increasingly
>sore and swollen breasts since cd 4 , i took an hpt . It looks like a
>real faint positive to me . I can see the line at only 1 1/2 feet away
>and it's pink on a First Response . I tested last cycle at cd 27 but it
>was negative . I bled a strange period for about 4 days since then and
>that is why i'm considering myself on a new cycle . Forgot to mention ,
>my cycles are 28 days .I'm having some nausia after i wake up from
>latter day naps mostly , my back hurts , and my breasts have never felt
>like this THIS early in any cycle before . They ache and hurt and are
>swollen . I just don't feel good in general and have pressure on my
>rectum and some constipation like feelings even though i do manage to
>use the bathroom . I haven't had sex since the 14th of the last cycle
>.My question is , what does it mean if i'm just now getting a faint
>positive on an hpt such as First response here 8 days after i started a
>"period" ????Does it mean i had a miscarriage and hcg is still
>increasing ?? If i AM pregnant then does this low level signify
>something really bad especially after bleeding ??? I really need an
>honest answer to whether or not there is hope .One more thing , i
>started progesterone on cd 24 or so last cycle but when off it as soon
>as i saw the bleeding thinking my chances of being pregnant were over .
>Thanks for your help !

I would suggest a blood pregnancy test. First you want to be sure whether or not you are pregnant. Second, you want to make sure the pregnancy is a healthy intrauterine pregnancy and not an ectopic of tubal pregnancy... Lynn

--
Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

**Note:  Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.  This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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