Home pregnancy tests and missed periods Posted: 06-26-08 03:28am
this is about my 14 year old daughter.she
is bipolar and takes 150 mg of seriquil
and theres a chance she may be pregnant,i
don't know yet she says nothings happened
but she is almost 5 weeks late and has
never been this late before and theres a
chance she could have lied about having
her last period.she doesnt want to go to
the doctor but she going.the thing is i
need to know whats the risk that could
have already been done to the baby if she
is pregnant.and been taking the meds the
whole time with out me knowing she was
pregnant.please give me some kind of an
answer
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Pregnancy Answer A4334 Posted: 06-26-08 19:18pm
She doesn’t need to go to a gynecologist
to find out if she is pregnant or not. She
can simply perform a home pregnancy test.
If the test is negative then everything is
OK because irregular periods are usual for
that age.
If the test is positive you SHOULD bring
her to a gynecologist as soon as possible.
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