WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2002: Re: Home Pregnancy Tests... how soon can I take it?

Re: Home Pregnancy Tests... how soon can I take it?

From: samir fouad Aziz MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 23 Dec 2002 16:58:46 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 23 Dec 2002, Candi wrote: >
>Hello
>
>I'm 27 yrs old, and on Mircette bc pills for the past couple of years...
>I've had quite a few early pregnancy "signs" the past week or so,
>thinking back I did have the flu earlier in the month w/ vomiting etc
>and may have lost effectiveness of my pills. My husband and I are
>anxious to find out if we're going to be starting a family a bit earlier
>then we planned but I'm a bit confused as to when I should take a home
>pregnancy test. I'm on a "Sunday start" cycle w/ my pills, and started
>my green pills yesterday... I typically don't start my period until
>Wednesday or Thursday of this week so I'm not late yet. I've read that
>although many pills advertise "test as soon as the first day of your
>missed period" that often there is not enough hormone in the urine that
>soon and you will often get false negative results... if my period
>would normally come this Wednesday or Thursday can I test this Thursday
>or would I be better off waiting until the following week? I was
>pregnant quite a few years ago (ended in an early medical abortion) and
>had many of the same symptoms I'm having now along with a very light
>period when it was due so I know I need to test even if my period
>appears to start this week.
>
>Thank you for any information, a very anxious possible new mom!

If you will have your period why testing,anyway, wait for a week before testing

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SAmir Fouad Aziz MD
Assist Professor OB.Gyn
Director Gyn.oncology
Al-Azhar University-Egypt
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