Pregnancy or ovarian cyst? Posted: 01-20-07 11:31am
I have been on birth control for almost
two months now. Here recently in the last
three days I have taken myself off of it.
I am not supposed to have my menstrual
cycle for another three weeks. I am having
cramps, nausea to almost a feeling of
vomiting, breast tenderness that gets
quite painful. I am concerned of a
possible pregnancy or an ovarian cyst. My
dr has scheduled an exam for a week from
now but I have concerns or fears I would
like have some answers to, to help relieve
some of the stress. There is a possibility
of pregancy but I would only be a few
weeks along and I took one home pregnancy
test and it was negative. Am I concerning
myself over nothing? What is my physician
looking for by doing a well woman
exam?
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Pregnancy Answer A2192 Posted: 01-23-07 11:32am
Given a negative pregnancy test, it
doesn’t seem likely that you are
pregnant. An ovarian cyst, when hormonally
active (functional), manifests as lack of
menstruation but the pregnancy test is
negative. Functional cysts are typical for
women your age and they can be confirmed
with anultrasound scan. A well woman exam
means a vaginal examination with a
colposcopy, Pap-test and microbiological
vaginal smear.
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