PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for August, 1999: Re: Am I pregnant? So confused!

Re: Am I pregnant? So confused!

From: Marshella

anonymous@obgyn.net

Thu, 12 Aug 1999 22:18:39 -0500 (CDT)

While its *possible* you are pregnant, its highly improbable. Missing just one pill at any time in your cycle won't normally result in ovulation because there should not be any follicular development leading up to that date, due to the absence of hormones suppressed by the pill. In a 28 day cycle, it takes 14 days to develop a follicle on the ovary in which to release a ripened egg. You can't just develop a follicle, then ovulate all in one 24 hour period. If there was a pill failure, it would have started in the beginning of your cycle with your own body's hormones basically overriding the lower dose hormones in the pill. As for the negatives on the test, that doesn't suprise me, you could still be pregnant. Did you take them first thing in the morning? Do you normally have pretty light colored, diluted urine, drink much fluids? It could be that your HCG levels, if present, are diluted to where the test can't pick them up or are so low because of it being too early in the pregnancy to detect. A false negative is much more likely than a false positive. Yes, worrying about whether you are pregnant or not and whether you want to be or not can delay your period, I know this from personal experience! Try to relax and test again in a few more days. Good luck! Let us know how things turn out for you.

-- Marshella

At Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Nora wrote: > >I think I may be pregnant, but 2 urine tests (one a home test, and the >other at a lab) have came back negative. > >I'm taking birth control pills, and the first day of my last period was >July 2/99. I took my last pill on August 2/99, and should have started >my period on August 4/99. My period is like clockwork and always comes >the second day after my last pill. I'm never late, and I've never >missed my period. Note: during this cycle I missed taking a pill around >the time of ovulation, and also had intercourse the night before. I >took a home pregnancy test on August 8/99 (the test was taken in the >evening), and it was negative. August 10/99 I saw my doctor and had >another urine test which also was negative. The past week I've been >feeling quite nauseous, waking up in the morning sweating, and I just >overall feel "strange". I haven't had any stress, or anything else that >I can think of that would cause me to miss a period. People say that if >you want a baby bad enough, you can will yourself to miss a period and >"think" you're pregnant. Although having a baby would be fine, we >weren't planning on having kids right now, and I certainly didn't have >my heart set on it. It is now 8 days past the day I should have started >my period, and it still hasn't come. Could it be possible that I had 2 >false negative tests? Maybe the tests were taken too early, and/or my >HCG levels were too low at the time? Any information and insight you can >give is GREATLY appreciated! Thanks! > >-- >Nora >

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