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

Re: Am I pregnant? So confused!

From: Lisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 16 Aug 1999 16:40:00 -0500 (CDT)

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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
>Hi, Nora. This is my first time here, so bear with me! First of all, HCG can be detected in urine approximately one week after fertilization which is actually about a week or so before you should get your period. HCG levels are fairly high at the beginning of pregnancy and drop off as you go along, so if you have had two negative tests and the "controls" on the tests worked, I would say they are pretty accurate. Secondly, if your body is under undue stress - and maybe don't even know it - your body can just skip a period. I know it sounds weird, but let me tell you what happened to me a couple of years ago. I was on the pill and had been for a couple of years. You could set your watch by my periods they were so consistent! I ended up being a week late and panicked. I took a test which was negative. When I didn't start two weeks later and also had pain in my left groin area, I went to the emergency room and was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis - a blood clot - in my left femoral artery. It was serious enough for me to be admitted and spend a week in the hospital. I still have problems from that and will have problems for the rest of my life...I'm only 28. I'm not telling you this to scare you but maybe to warn you. Go to your doctor and tell him/her what's going on and insist on a complete physical. Like I said, your body could be under stress from something that you don't even know about. By the way, I never did have a period that month. I guess my body was just too stressed from the DVT. Hey, good luck, and please take care of yourself! And wish me luck too...my husband and I are trying to have a baby. I need all the luck I can get. Take Care!

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Lisa

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