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Re: Home pregnancy test - false negative

From: Marcia (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 7 May 1998 19:58:41 -0500 (CDT)

One thing that you might want to try, if you haven't done it already, is to take the home pregnancy test first thing in the morning. Your urine is more concentrated then. If still negative, wait for the blood test. Don't worry about problems until you need to.

At Thu, 7 May 1998, Gwin wrote: >
>My period is very regular (every 27 days). I am now 3 days late and my
>breasts are very tender. I did a home pregnancy test on day 23 and
>again on day 29 and both were negative. I phoned my doctor's office
>today and they said to wait another week before doing anything else. I
>understand how the tests work - looking for hcg levels, but my question
>is --- if indeed I am pregnant, but the hcg level is too low to detect
>at 2 days passed a missed period, is it likely that this will be a
>"compromised" pregnancy? I had a miscarriage last Summer and I'm trying
>to prepare myself if this will be another disappointment. I've also
>read the ectopic pregnancy is a possibility.

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