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Re: + hpt neg bloodtest 42 days into cycle with pregnancy symptoms
From: jwang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 21 Jun 2000 23:04:47 -0500 (CDT)
It is possible the test could be wrong or there could be a mixup in the
test, but these are very unlikely. A repeat urine preg test or blood
HCG will confirm if you are pregnant. If you are not, a delay in your
period can give you similar symptoms as pregnancy because your hormone
levels may be out of sorts. In regard to your previous losses, a low
HCG isn't the cause for a miscarriage, but a sign of it.
Get another pregnancy test, and follow up with your doc either way. Good
luck.
At Wed, 21 Jun 2000, Leslie wrote:
>
>I have tried to do research into this problem and have come up with
>nothing. I hope you can help answer this question.
>
>My husband and I have been actively trying to conceive for six months
>and my cycles are pretty regular. They are anywhere from 28 to 30 days.
>My last cycle began May 12th and as of today, June 21, my period is
>still late.
>
>I had a positive home pregnancy test on the 18th and a negative beta hcg
>on the 19th. I am very concerned that the lab may have had a mixup. I
>know about Imaginary Pregnancy Syndrom, but I thought that if that was
>the case, my pregnancy symptoms would cease. They have only gotten
>worse. I have sore and tender breasts, blue veins across my breasts and
>darkened aereolas. I have morning sickness at various times in the day
>and feel bloated. I have darkening of the skin around my abdomin and
>feel very pregnant. I have also been known in previous pregnancies to
>have very low levels of hcg. It is suspected that those pregnancies
>aborted for this very reason.
>
>Can you tell me if it is possible for a blood pregnancy test to be false
>and if not, why am i still having these symptoms, even after fully
>believing i am not pregnant.
>
>Thank you sincerely.
>
>Leslie
--
J Wang, M.D
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine
>**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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