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Negative Pregnancy Test and Continuing Symptoms

I took a blood pregnancy test on Mon. (you can refer to my thread posted on 9/10) that came out negative. It was early on - the day after I missed my period - but, I assumed it would be accurate since blood tests can detect pregnancy a week after conception. But, I also read that HCG levels don't rise early with some women, and it's best to re-test. But, does that apply to blood tests, too? It should have picked up at least something, being taken AFTER my missed period, right?

The only reason I'm wondering is that I'm getting bloating, cramps, and tiredness, but it's still not arrived. I skip periods quite a bit, but normally, I will not get PMS symptoms if I'm going to skip. My boobs have been sore for almost 2 weeks. I've never skipped more than 2 periods in a row. I found out that my insurance doesn't cover lab tests. I have enough for the blood test, granted it is not very expensive (awaiting the bill), but not enough for another. I shouldn't need one, right? There's also no PP clinic w/in an hour of here. I made an appt. with my gyno for next week to try to work something out with birth control, to get my cycle on track. I could bring this up then, but I was hoping someone could tell me more about blood tests. From what I've read, I'm worrying needlessly, but I've never felt this way, physically, in my life. I've also taken evening primrose oil for the past several months, which is supposed to help balance hormones naturally - I quit on Saturday. I don't think this could have a bearing on the test. My question is: is it necessary to do another blood test?
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That is a good question because I have a 4 year old and I have been sexually active with my fiancé. I missed my period for the complete month of Dec and it's the middle of Jan and it still haven't came. (My periods are normally on time or if changing cycles it will come twice a month, never just missed completely) I'm eating excessively (not normal, I'm a picky and light eater), I've been excessively peeing. My nipples are super sore and discharge is coming out of one of my boobs. My back hurts (but that could still be from my previous epidural) My mood swings are everywhere, and I'm cramping, and diahrrea. I took a pregnancy test after I missed it and it was negative, took 3 more maybe a week or two later and still negative. Negative uribe test at doctors office, now just waiting on blood test. Could I be pregnant?? Someone please HELP!! I do want to be pregnant by my fiancé so I really need to know what's going especially if it turns out I'm not.
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14373678 tn?1434206657
Hello! Yes I have the same thing happen to me. Had my cycle on May 21st, on the 23rd I had discharge with light pink blood, 3 days later I bled once as if my cycle started again but only passed it once, the 31st I started with brownish discharge that lasted 2 1/2 days and nothing since. My cycle was due 20th but still no sign!!
I have had cycle like cramps yet they were different. Had bloating, weight gain only in waste, breast been sore, fluctuating appetite and random vomiting of only 4 times!
Been told by a few associates that it may be menopause due to the fact that I'm 41 but fact is is that I feel pregnant and nothing more!
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6352947 tn?1380562057
My breast has been tender for the past two weeks. I skiped my period for this month. I took a pregnancy test but its negative. I do have irregular periods.
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I'm just as confused as all of you. My husband and I been trying for almost four years now. We did get pregnant once and I lost the baby. My period is irregular but I did get it the end of June. We had unprotected sex Almost three weeks ago and since then. I've been experiencing lower back pain, like in my tail bone, constipation, my boobs feel heavy and very sore especially when I lay down, cramping and my period was extremely weird. I spotted light pink first two days but only when wiping, then third day was reddish and then the next three days were brown and very light discharge. And I'm still experiencing very little spotting. I took a home pregnancy test in the morning a week ago but I would only be two weeks... Am I pregnant? Did I take it too soon?? Or am I just worrying over nothin?:-/
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Ok well i been trying since april to get pregnant. I took a hpt it was negative then tried again come may and just last week i still get negative results i have some symptoms such as tender breast abd pain bloating cravings etc i do it on the right days of me being fertile even on ovulating time but my flow still comes on time but in may i was light for two in ahalf days and right now im light and its about to b day three im normally a real heavy flow so i feel it but im scared to thinl it could be my.mind is fooling me like they say u think about it to much then ur mind will sike u to believe i pray not can someone help me please asap
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I'm 15 and me and my boyfriend have had many unprotected sex. He's spermed in me about 12 times . Hes spermed in me even o my fertile days but I took already 3 pregnancy test but all negative. Am I pregnant?
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Some one help i took 2 pregnancy test nd came out negative but i have symothoms of being tired all the time, inflamation of the stomach, moody,lower back nd stomach pain .náusea.  nd( dizzyness here nd there,? ) What should i do nd am i prenant?
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Hi, so when you say "if it don't come up on blood test then it's negative." I have to disagree with you three. Every woman in my family on my mother's side, including my mother, have all had periods four months into their pregnancy, never showed up on home or blood tests for four months either.  And then when they MADE the doctor do an ultrasound, everyone of em were like, "oh, you're 4 months pregnant." Doctor's don't know EVERYONE'S body. They only know what "science" tells them. and you know, sometimes they're wrong. You know your body better than anyone else. If you think that you're preggo. Treat your body like you are, and then in a few weeks, request that you want to do an ultrasound to make sure everything's alright in there. and if you are Preggo, it should pop right up! :) But of course, don't do an ultrasound no sooner than you would if you WERE preggo for sure. Cuz you know you have to wait several weeks before you could even see it on an ultrasound.
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2127798 tn?1335392711
Hi, to all the Gals, This is what is wrong. Our Lord God has given us a special sense deep inside of us to know that we are carrying one of his wonderful gifts, a child in our womb. Even if we have negative test that doesn't exactly mean your not. It's the feeling and the symptoms you are already having which is telling us the greatest of God working in our body, eventhough for some might be really painful, for some it's truly joy. Just believe on what you are feeling and receiving and wait upon time. The most important thing is that you are believing and the rest will come. When it's time the test will come Positive for all of us. Don't hesitate just believe. How do you think the women before did, preg test didn't exist then, they just believed in what was happening at the moment and the feeling deeply inside that told them they were. Hope this helps for all. God Bless.
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hey today i tock a pregnancy test and it was negative ive been having really sore and vainy boobs for about 2 weeks now, ive been feeling faint and dizzy all the time i notice my sense of smell has increased im also having some frequent headaches, could i still be pregnant and last time i had sexual intercourse was about 3 weeks ago...
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Hey ladies I am in the same boat I know you all here that every other post here is a bit if info when I was pregnant with my son my first I didn't get a positive test until 45 days after I conceived that's almost 2 months I had to wait till I knew good luck to you all and wish me luck i have 6 more days till I testvagain and see if I am pretty for number two
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Hi Im 19 and me and my boyfriend have been trying for 4 months now. and simular problems. took a pregnancy test from first choice the one with +yes or -no. the first one said -no so I figured I wasn't. I have very low blood pressure and my last tempeture was 37 and my body has gone hot to cold.

                                    I kept peeing every 5 minutes after drinking no drinking problem controling I always had to go. then I started to crave my chocolate bar that I love to eat when I'm going to go on my period. my last period was Jan and have an other week and a half before I get my period. So I thought it was wierd so the next night I took a pregnancy test and saying +Yes so I told my boyfriend and desided to go the next day. When I got the results back it was a 2 which I know means negitive.

               which this part is confusing for me and I know for other women the note says:

                           RESULTS IN THE 2 TO 50 IU/L RANGE SHOULD BE INTERPERTED WITH CAUTION. HCG DOUBLES EVERY 2 DAYS IN EARLY PREGNANCY.

                                            I was intrigued by the pert interperted with caution so I looked it up and this is what it means:Before publishing the statistic results the researchers have to collect the data, after that analyse the collected data then, interpret results. However, statistics can be misleading if they are wrongly interpreted by the researcher or not treated with caution by the reader. Statistics give us many beneficial data and also assist us to predict the results, but we need interpret with caution, otherwise they can be misleading.

         My doctor  told me instantly before I took the blood test that even if it comes out negitive wait until u miss your period when you do go through the process all over again and see from there.


                           before the result of the blood est I hae had a lot of symtoms, peeing increase, my crotch started to hurt like how ur boob would hurt adn I found out because My crotch started to hurt its common for pregnant women getting it the hormones pushing at ur crotch, Boobs hurting, i puked when doing pillaties (yoga) nausia, hard time sleeping, horny, abdominal pains and yet all neg? dont get it? Im so confused!!!!! and feel like I cant even trust a prego test and now the blood test I do trust but now knowing that the HCG can double and statistics can be misleading isnt even better either.... and I took ovulation tests too to see if Im ovulating and again all negitive and its around the timings I should be after my last period so that doesnt even help either so I need help whats going on with my body Im still getting symptoms and that yes Im stressed which is giving me nose bleeds and that I never missed a period I even get it earlier when I m stressed,,,,, but still have a week and  a half to go till I miss it but till then whats going on????? help please thanx:)
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Hi Im 19 and me and my boyfriend have been trying for 4 months now. and simular problems. took a pregnancy test from first choice the one with +yes or -no. the first one said -no so I figured I wasn't.

                                    I kept peeing every 5 minutes after drinking no drinking problem controling I always had to go. then I started to crave my chocolate bar that I love to eat when I'm going to go on my period. my last period was Jan and have an other week and a half before I get my period. So I thought it was wierd so the next night I took a pregnancy test and saying +Yes so I told my boyfriend and desided to go the next day. When I got the results back it was a 2 which I know means negitive.

               which this part is confusing for me and I know for other women the note says:

                           RESULTS IN THE 2 TO 50 IU/L RANGE SHOULD BE INTERPERTED WITH CAUTION. HCG DOUBLES EVERY 2 DAYS IN EARLY PREGNANCY.

                                            I was intrigued by the pert interperted with caution so I looked it up and this is what it means:Before publishing the statistic results the researchers have to collect the data, after that analyse the collected data then, interpret results. However, statistics can be misleading if they are wrongly interpreted by the researcher or not treated with caution by the reader. Statistics give us many beneficial data and also assist us to predict the results, but we need interpret with caution, otherwise they can be misleading.

         My doctor  told me instantly before I took the blood test that even if it comes out negitive wait until u miss your period when you do go through the process all over again and see from there.


                           before the result of the blood est I hae had a lot of symtoms, peeing increase, my crotch started to hurt like how ur boob would hurt adn I found out because My crotch started to hurt its common for pregnant women getting it the hormones pushing at ur crotch, Boobs hurting, i puked when doing pillaties (yoga) nausia, hard time sleeping, horny, abdominal pains and yet all neg? dont get it? Im so confused!!!!! and feel like I cant even trust a prego test and now the blood test I do trust but now knowing that the HCG can double and statistics can be misleading isnt even better either.... and I took ovulation tests too to see if Im ovulating and again all negitive and its around the timings I should be after my last period so that doesnt even help either so I need help whats going on with my body Im still getting symptoms and that yes Im stressed which is giving me nose bleeds and that I never missed a period I even get it earlier when I m stressed,,,,, but still have a week and  a half to go till I miss it but till then whats going on????? help please thanx:)
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1567156 tn?1295487112
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Im Mone and Me and my boyfriend have been trying to get pregnant. I was on the depo shot and my last shot was on June 7,2010. I have not had one since then. I have been having some symthoms. When I wake up I have head aches every morning. I also have back pains and My BREAST are super sensitive, I rub them and it hurts, they are swollen and they looks like they are growing. I am also having a discharge its like a milky discharge and no pains or itching. I have taken 3 or 4 home pregnancy test and all comes back negative. What do u guys think?
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i'm 19 years old and me and my boyfriend have been together for more than a year. My last period was on 5/7/10 and i havent started yet. At this point, i'm about a week late. I've taken pregnancy tests which have come out negative. I see all this stuff that says that the pregnancy tests arent as acurate as they say, and that it's possible i'm still pregnant even if it says negative. I've started feeling nausea and my nipples have been sensitive. I havent noticed any discoloration though. I have been sleepy, and i feel bloated all the time. I've also been eating ALOT but i havent been getting any strange cravings or aversions.. (not that i've noticed). I'm scared and just not sure what to do and I dont have insurance for the time being. Help!
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I'm sorry this is so long but please take the time to help me figure this out:

This started about August 2009 with crazy weird bleeding, not sure if it was my period or what. Sometimes it would be light and hardly noticeable and other times it would be so bad that I considered going to the hospital. And they came at completely random times, I would be off of them for a couple days then on them for a couple, but I was definetly on them more than I was off. I started taking a birth control pill in august hoping that might straighten out my periods a little and it did nothing. I finally stopped taking the birth control in the middle of December and the bleeding stopped, until January 7, 2010 when I had some spotting, since then my periods, well the bleeding part, have been normal. Also nausea and vomiting is horrible; That started in about November and has progressively gotten worse to the point where certain smells make me vomit, mostly food but also some just random smells. Its much worse in the morning especially if I get up early. I've actually woken myself in the mornings because of the nausea. I've also noticed, I'm really tired lately, cramping off and on sometimes just like normal cramps and sometimes it feels like something is tearing its way out of my lady parts, and lately its been very bad, I can't even call it cramping anymore its more of a really sharp pain that goes away after a little while. Also sore/swollen breasts, hunger pains less than a half hour from eating any size meal, backaches, dizzyness, headaches, mood swings, extremely emotional(but you would be too if this was happening to you), very dry skin on my face and having a hard time concentrating/thinking. And today was the first time for this one, very light pinkish bleeding right after sex. Oh and I have hereditary iron defeciency anemia, and my iron level has dropped drastically quite a few times lately and i'm concerned because it doesnt normally drop that suddenly

I've gone to my family doctor a few times regarding this issue, she perscribed the birthcontrol and got an ultrasound towards the begining that came back with a small cyst (1.5 cm to be exact) and she said that was nothing to worry about. Since then she has done a full pap smear and the typical std testing that all came back normal, she then ordered a blood pregnancy test(about 3 months after this all started so I know it wasn't just "too early to tell") which showed my hcg levels were less than one so I'm not pregnant and finally she was stumpped and sent me to an actual OBGYN, he did another full pap and a couple other vaginal tests, he said he would call if there was a problem and no call so i'm assuming all of that was normal; he suggested maybe appendicitus(my thought: are you freakin' kidding me??) so he ordered a CBC that came back completely normal, he perscribed another oral birth control and an antibiotic just basically because he has no idea; and I can't even keep the antibiotic down because I vomit if i take it on an empty stomach and I'm supposed to take it twice a day, well because of these problems, I don't have food in my stomach twice a day, I called him and told him and he pretty much said "oh well, try it again", easy for him to say, he's not the one that vomits 75% of what enters his stomach.

And I know i should see more doctors, I know thats what everyone will say but I'm unemployed since I can't work like this and I already have a ton of money invested in this so I'm not sure if its worth paying another person to tell me they dont know whats wrong. I just need some one to figure this out, I'm only 18 years old I shouldnt be having these kinds of problems. Please help, give me any ideas you might possibly have, anything, just please help me out! I need ideas so that when I find another doctor to go to, I can maybe help them out by giving them the ideas. just please help this has been going on for 7 months now and it just keeps getting worse, I'm running out of options, I just want to die and make this stop!!
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I last had a period in late November and it is now nearly February, I have been feeling nausous nearly every evening and close to vomitting for the past couple of weeks. i have also had strange stomach cramps that I have never had before, cravings and incredible tiredness.
i had my coil removed back in Aug as me and hubby decided to try for a baby - I took one text in the middle of Jan which did not register any result at all (not even a control) and took another one after I missed my period this month which is negative

All very bizarre - if my body is playing tricks it is a very good one
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OKAY SO WHAT IS WRONG WITH ALL OF YOU????? no one has posted what is causing this, get back online people! im having this problem too, all the signs of pregnancy but irrigular bleeding/period things and negative blood test. this has been going on for four months now and no one has an answer for me! WHAT IS WRONG????
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I had a nevative blood test the day imissed my period & it came back negative. I was very shocked, because I'm having every damb symptom! I'm now almost 7 weeks & HPT tests are still coming bak negative! I'm in a world of confusion! I'm almost 2 mons late for my period & I'm only 17!  I'm not TRYING to get pregnant but we had unprotected sex & now I'm late 4 my period! Idk what to do? Ihave back pain, white bumps around my areola (wich ihurd is a pregnancy symptom) & no period, no cramps, no sore boobs. I'm due for and U/S on tha 19th & we'll see if there something in there. If not idk what to do!? Please help someone I'm skard.
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hi im in a similar boat i had 1 positive test (first response) went to the doctors did blood and urine test both negative i am now 23 days late on my period could i still be pregnant please help its driving me insane.
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it seems like i'm not alone ...
i was told i had pcos and got treated for it and then the test came clear. my husband and i have been trying for about 4 months now. i've never really been regular but it never passed 40 days either. this time its been 52 days already. i took hpt and there was a faint line to my surprise! then i took another following morning and there was a line again ... very dim though. we rushed to hospital for blood test and it came negative :( i took another hpt and it was negative. i'm having quite a lot of symptoms and my head is all messed up with what i should be thinking! I'm gonna wait another week before i take another test anyway ... but this whole thing has got me really confused ...
good luck everyone!!
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IT WAS THOUGHT THAT DUE TO BACK PAIN HEAY MENSTRUAL CYCLE THAT I HAD FIBRIODS I WAS TESTED FOR THAT AND DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING IN MEAN WHIL I WAS TAKING MEDICINE CALLED MEDROXYPROGESTERONE WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO REGULATE CYCLE AND LET FLOW OF BLOOD BE NORMAL WELL I TOOK THIS MEDICATION FOR 12 DAYS WHILE TKNG IT MY NORMAL CYCLE WENT OFF AND I BLED FOR 2 WEEKS . I WAS CONCERNED AND STOP TAKING THE MEDICATION. I STARTED TO GET VERY SORE TENDER BREASTS STILL BK PAIN AND DID NOT GET MY CYCLE FOR THE MONTH OF AUG . I WENT TO DOCTOR AND EXPLAINED MY SYMPTOMS  AND WAS TOLD THAT WAS I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS THE AFTER EFFECTS OF THE MEDICINE . I HAD PREGANCY TESTS RAN URINE AND BLOOD, I WAS TESTED FOR ENDOMETIRAL CANCER, HYPERPLASIA ALL TO RULE OUT PREGNANCY. WELL  ALL OF THE TEST INCLUDING THE PREGNANCY CAME OUT NEGATIVE. HERE I AM IN THE THE MONTH OF SEPT AND STILL NO PERIOD , MY BREAST ARE STILL TENDER, MY BACK STILL HURTS, MY STOMACH IS EXPANDING AND I HAVE PICKED UP WEIGHT , I DO EAT BUT TEND TO GET NAUSEATED AND CANT FINNISH A MEAL . i JUST RECENTLY TOOK ANOTHER PREGNANCY AND IT WAS NEGATIVE BUT I DID TAKE IT ON THE 3RD OR 4TH AND MY CYCLE IS DUE ON THE 5TH . IT IS NOW THE 8TH WITH NOTHING IN SIGHT CAN SOMEONE ADV ME WHAT I CAN DO OR WHAT MAY BE WRONG WITH ME PLEASE SEND POSS SOLUTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS TO A.***@****
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you missed your period because you are sick. if you took 3 home pregnancy tests and one blood test, there is no possibility you are pregnant. several times i got really sick around my period and it didn't come. i took a hpt and it was neg. when i started feeling better, it came.
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544097 tn?1214269487
Hello I am 4 weeks late and I have taken 3 home pregnanct test all were negative... So I have been sick with a real bad throat infection and was taking antibiotics and cough medicine and along with my asthma medications I take daily ... I started having a asthma attack at home went to the emergency room and they treated and I mentioned to the ER Doctor that my last period was on April 22 and I have regular periods so he asked have I tested myself and I said 3 times with urine home pregnancy test so he said I am going to do a Beta HCG so I was okay with that the only thing is it came back negative so here we are June 23 still know period and I was wondering can there still be a posiability I can be pregnant I counted the days total days late are 33 days so I am wondering can there still be a possiability that I should retake the test or let it go cause I would be happy to be pregnant so please someone help me ....thanks much
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