Re: confused

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Subject: Re: confused
Forum: The Maternal ~ Child Health Forum
Topic Area: Pregnancy - Normal
Posted by hfhs.md.ljm on February 17, 1999 at 12:59:40:
In Reply to: confused posted by Leanne on February 13, 1999 at 07:45:44:

I've been on the pill for 7 years. I stopped taking it at the end of Nov 98 and got my period on 2 Dec. Normal. I then got them again about the 16th. I suffered the loss of my puppy on the 8th of Jan and got my period again on the 11th. It is now the 14th of Feb and I don't have them. My Fiance and I are hopping to get pregnant so I took a test and it was negative but I have had all the symptoms except the breast tenderness and throwing up, but I have been constipated, frequent urination, dizzy , cramps etc.
I have had the runny clear mucus but now I am dry. My cervix has changed position. On the 7 Feb it was further back than normal and now it is very large and very close and squishy.

Is it too early to tell if I am pregnant. Could I be or is my body just trying to get back into a normal cycle after being on the pill for so long?

thank you in advance for your help.

Standard clinical blood tests detect pregnancy reliably at 14 days from ovulation. Home pregnancy tests may be positibe as soon as the day of the missed menstrual period (14 days from ovulation), but they may give a "false" answer up to 17 days from ovulation. However, the symptoms may be attributable to resumption of ovulation after taking birth control pills.

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