I have also heard of false negatives, however I just went to see my doctor because I got off birth control and haven't had a period in 3 months. I have taken 4 tests all which were negative. When we spoke I asked him if he thought I needed a blood test and he said no that the tests were very accurate as long as you give it enough time after your missed period. I have also heard to take them first thing in the morning to be the most accurate. Good luck!

Well, it's been 2 months since I had a regular period. Last month, I had a period, but it never got heavy like it usually does. It usually starts off really like, but then gets heavier. Since that happened, i've taken three pregnancy tests total, and their all negative. My sister knows someone who has taken up to five (over a month span) after her missed period, they all came back negative, and yet the bloodwork showed she was pregnant. I guess maybe I should bite the bullet and go get a bloodtest done. Does anyone know what that may cost if you don't have insurance? My husband figures it's probably best to assume I am pregnant despite the negative results because that way we can brace ourselves for a baby, and if it does indeed turn out to be postive with bloodwork, it won't be such a shock and won't be so scary, and if it's negative, we can be happy about that too. If you guys have any thoughts or advice at all, i'd be more than happy to hear it! Thanks for your replies!

Nicole

Mine were always positive. Both times, with both babies. My blood tests were even positive.

Ive heard of the false negative. Good luck.

Do you think it would pointless then to try a home pregnacy test one more time? I know I should probably just go to the dr, but I don't really like dr's too much and as i've said before, we don't have insurance coverage yet. I have had thyroid troubles for the past 3 years, but this last week they've been getting worse, probably from all the worrying i've been doing, but don't know if that could be a sign of pregnancy because of the any new hormones showing up. Also, this morning, i've been having short dizzy spells which sometimes accompany my thyroid feeling worse. However, my husband said they he felt a little dizzy off and on this morning as well so maybe we have a little flu bug or something. Also, maybe it's just all psychosymatic because I fear I may be pregnant. Any thoughts or tips? I'm scared to tell my family yet because I can't tell them for certain i'm pregnant because the tests so far have been negative so this puts extra worry on me as well. I wish I had more people to talk to beside my husband and I having to deal with this alone.

I appreciate all the replies and advice you've all given me! Thanks!


Nicole

Hey, you could try another hpt, but I think you would benift more from a blood test. I think this because your proberly at the stage that no matter what your still going to have that nagging doubt in your mind saying ' you could be pregnant'. So I would suggest getting a bloodtest yep. And good luck whatever the final answer may be!

Your not alone! We are here! My suggestion is got to your nearest planned parenthood to get the test done for your sanity. The price you pay is determined by your salary. What state ae you in? Goodluck sweety

We live in florida. Thank you for the suggestion and for all of your guys support! It means a lot. Thank you very much! We'll let you know what our plans our when we have a better idea of where we should go with this thing.

Nicole

Well, we're going to try a different brand of hpt just to see if that makes any difference. I have been so stressed with work and everything that I really can't be getting myself even more stressed out by this. So, we're going to try taking another test tomorrow morning with the first morning urine (which we haven't done yet) and we'll take it from there. Due to the fact that I have thyroid troubles, stress really reeks havoc on my thyroid and I need to try and get that under control. Also, being a christian, i'm going to try better to trust god's will and not worry so much because it's really not doing me any good at all. Plus, my husband has been so wonderful and supportive with this and there are people out there who don't have someone so loving to stand behind them like that so I am really so thankful and blessed by that. I'm just going to assume for now that i'm not pregnant and since I don't drink, smoke, or take any type of drugs, i'm sure it'll be fine unless we get a postive test in the morning and then we'll decide where to go from there. I think the key thing for me now is to not get myself stressed over not knowing. Since my period wasn't quite normal last month and is absent this month with a negative hpt result thus far, I would think for the most part it is safe to assume i'm not pregnant. Then, when I get my insurance coverage in a month or so, i'll go get checked out for my thyroid and everything else since my husband and I both planned on getting a real good check up then. Of course, with my thyroid troubles which can cause me to be quite worrisome and nervous, I may not feel so optomistic tomorrow. Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know what is happening with us. We greatly appreciate your support. It has been a huge help to us. Thank you! We'll keep you posted on any further news! Thank you again!

Nicole

I think leaving it up to god is the best thing you can do! Goodluck and let us know!

Me again! Well, we decided to try one tonight since it's been about two days since we took the last one and we've read that the hormone doubles every 2-3 days or so, but still negative. This is a different brand of test so I can't see why I should be pregnant if we keep getting negative results. It should definitely show up by now, and these test are 99% accurate so odds are i'm not pregnant, right? Granted, there is still a chance, but until my insurance kicks in, i'm going to try and hold out going to the Dr. As you can tell, i'm not always good at waiting so, I may change my mind again and end up going just to be 100% certain, but in my heart, I don't think we could be pregnant because we are alway so careful to use protection especially since i'm not on any type of birth control pill. We've made it over a year without getting pregnant. I know things can always happen no matter how careful you are, but i'd like to believe the hpt isn't lying since this is the 4th one we've taken since my period was first off last month and now absent this month. About 14 months ago, I left the country and only home I new to move down to florida to be married to the love of my life. I wasn't able to work until september when I got my current job. It's been so stressful for me learning this job because i'm a perfectionist and worry too much about what others think of me, and having to be away from my husband is so difficult on me. Plus, we've had extra stress with christmas and me not being able to go to canada to spend some time with my family. I'm getting somewhat homesick, and there just seems to be so much going on in my life right now that I think I may have stressed myself out too much. I'm trying to stay upbeat and positive for now, and for those of you who are christians, i'd appreciate a few prayers to help me stay strong and to be able to cope with whatever comes our way. I appreciate your help. I've really needed some people to talk to about this because it's difficult having my husband and I have to go through this alone. It felt like we've been having to keep a huge secret from anyone, and let's face it, in times of stress, you need people to lean on. So, thank you for listening and for your replies and advice. Does anyone know what else could be the cause of an absent period besides pregnancy? Just want to have as much information as possible even though I should really not think about it at all for my sanity's sake!

thank you again for your help and advice! Anything else you can tell me, would be a huge help! Thank you!


Nicole :d

It is most likely stress hun!!

I agree stress can cause this..

Def. Could be stress......... Good luck hun

I did another test this morning, and still negative. I was in a book store today after work and was flipping through a book about thyroid function. I know my thyroid isn't working properly and hasn't for several years. In fact, it has been a little worse lately, probably due to the stress. Anyway, one of the pages I happened to open it up to said something about both hypo and hyperthyroidism causing the lack of a period and how it can mess around with the regularity and flow of your cycle. So, i'm sure this isn't helping me out either. So, I think my plans for right now are to definitely go to a dr to get my thyroid levels check as soon as my health insurance kicks in and get on some approapriate meds to control it. At that time, i'll be getting a full medical check up and if there's anything else wrong, hopefully they'll catch it. Thank you all for your support! It means a lot!

Nicole

Well I hope you get the treatment you need and we are still here is you need us again! Goodluck hun!

Hello, everyone!

Well, I can not say with 100% certainty yet, but I think I am just about to get my period which means it was just from stress. I have been feeling really emotional today which is how I get right before it, and tonight there were the beginning signs of it starting up tomorrow. What a relief and a god send! My husband and I do want to have children, but we'd still like to wait a little while longer. It's been a rough week, but now I can rest a little easier. Again, I just want to thank everyone becuase I couldn't have gotten through this without all of you! You were such a big help to me! I'll let you know if anything else changes and I hope you all have a very merry christmas!!!

Hugs,
nicole

Congrats! Merry christmas and happy new year!!