How Effective Are Pregnancy Tests? Posted: 09-26-04 15:44pm
Hi, for the past 4-5 weeks my breasts have
been extremely sore and the veins on them
have been a bit mor prominent then what
i'm used to. I did two tests around 3
weeks ago (my last period was around 2
months ago now) both of which were
negative. However, a friend of mine has
told me that my hormone may not be strong
enough, could this be true? I used to
have pco but was cleared quite a while ago
and my periods have pretty much been
regular.
I have also been experiencing quite a
thick, milky (sorry!) discharge.
Could these possibly be syptoms that I
could be pregnant?
Thanks
It is very possible to be pregnant and the
test not show it. A blood test will let
you know for sure.
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pitterpatter
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 619 Location: United States
Posted: 09-27-04 21:57pm
I think that's the same situation i'm in.
It's been two months since my last normal
period. I've had almost all the symptoms
of pregnancy including one positive test
out of like ten. I noticed my stomach is
getting bigger too and after two months my
white mucous is back which I normally only
get right before a period. I have the
whole vein thing too and sex feels so
different now. So I think hpt's are
probably not accurate. I've still not
gone to the doc though because of
insurance that kicks in october 1st.
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jessamyn
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Posted: 10-03-04 01:02am
They were accurate for me
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pitterpatter
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Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 619 Location: United States
Posted: 10-03-04 11:01am
Yeah, I don't doubt that they weren't it's
just with me my levels are probably too
low to detect. Although I got one
positive from first response, but all the
others were negative. I still have
symptoms too. The most noticable is my
tummy started sticking out a little.
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Daile
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Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 319 Location: Missouri
Posted: 10-15-04 16:26pm
Quantitative blood tests are usually more
accurate than hpt's are, but even they can
be wrong. My sister got a negative blood
test, and later discovered that she had
been five and a half weeks along when it
was taken!!!
Daile
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sdwood2
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2004 Posts: 645 Location: KY
Posted: 10-17-04 10:40am
daile
wrote:
quantitative blood tests are
usually more accurate than hpt's are, but
even they can be wrong. My sister got a
negative blood test, and later discovered
that she had been five and a half weeks
along when it was taken!!!
Daile
my dr said this happens alot
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armymansgurl26
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 34
I Ahd a Friend Posted: 10-19-04 13:36pm
My friend took a pregnancy test and it
came out negative she finanlly found out
she was preggo in in her 3rd month her and
her boyfriend went to see how accurate the
test were and when she took it , it said
it she was not even though she already
knew she was. I dont trust those stupid
things at all.
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blessingsfromGod
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 12 Location: Miami
Re: How Effective Are Pregnancy Tests? Posted: 11-24-04 15:31pm
So are you pregnant? Just wondering
because I am kinda feeling the same way
but I am not supposed to get my period
until saturday
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KatieKaboom
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2004 Posts: 46 Location: MI
Posted: 12-01-04 02:28am
There's absolutely no reason at all to not
trust pregnancy tests. If one comes up
negative it's usually because the woman
doesn't have enough hcg hormone in her
system. So if you take one and it's
negative but you *still* have a feeling
you're pregnant, go to a doctor and find
out for sure.
False positives from hpt's are very rare.
They usually only happen if you're on some
kind of hormone replacement therapy
containing the hcg hormone.
