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can I be pregnant and still have menstrual cycles?

I went to the doctor several months ago feeling pregnant only to find out that i have hypothyroid.  2 months later, i was feeling little flutters and movement so I went back and had an ultrasound to make sure i was not pregnant because i am having menstrual cycles every month.  the ultrasound tech spent maybe all of one minute on the ultrasound and said i was fine.  this was just an urgent medical place not an OBGyn.  the doctor told me it could just be muscle spasms and possibly gas and I am sure he thought i was psychosomatic or something but he claimed i should not worry as long as i am not in any pain.  It is  a month and a half later and those flutter movements are still occuring  along with those flips or rolls you would normally feel during mid to late pregnancy.  I am 30 years old with two of my own children I think I know the difference between gas and baby movement. I know this is not "in my head"  the only time i have ever felt anything like this has been when i am pregnant.
  I have tried to pretend its not happening but the movement is frequently through the day and very strong and extremely hard to ignore.  My question is could i really be pregnant and still be having a period every month Or could this be related to the thyroid medication?   this paticular doctor said it is not common to have a period when you are pregnant but i do not believe that is true.  am i right?  if this is not pregnancy then please tell me what could possibly be moving inside of me  to this magnitude.
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1922382 tn?1322703476
Hello i had a unprotected sex back in july 8th which only lasted a few seconds but it was around the time i was most fertile so i ended up taking plan b on the 11th. I had never taken any type of hormones before so i feel like it took a toll on my body MAYBE??

Well my period was 2 days late on july but right on time and even a day early for the next couple of months BUT i've had pregnancy symptoms since july like cramps lower back pains and recently more hunger and frequent urination.

Since July i've taken a LOT of home pregnancy tests and in august 11th i had a blood test done at my doctor's. I had yet another blood test done today Nov 30th and will get my results on Dec 1st

My expected period should be here on Dec 4th but i feel a lot of what feels like muscle twitches and i haven't been drinking a lot of water like i should and normally do maybe that's why i feel hungry more often??

i would appreciate any experiences or advise Thanks :)
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Come on Ladies! Follow up on your post. It would be helpful! Just as much as u wanted answers ,others who are going thru the same thing do too... Thank u so much, God Bless!
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1919229 tn?1322535801
i havent had a period in almost 2 months but for 5months i would bleed for 2wks then stop for a wk and have had 5 neg hpt what should i do please hepl and thanh you for the advice
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I just got over strep throat and a stomach virus. I my period normally comes around the 19th-22th it norally last for 3 to 5 days. My husband pulls out. We are not trying to have a baby. Could i possibly be pregnant? Or could i have just skipped my period because i was sick? I am 6 or 7 days late
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Hi, my name is Jane and I have been having all kinds of pregnancy symptoms. Sickness throughout the day, tired, emotional, eating alot, all of that but I have been having a very irregular bleeding for about a month now, on and off, heavy then light. Very strange. I was on the depo shot and have been off of it for about 5 months now. Am I pregnant or is the depo giving me side affects from being off it? Can you bleed that way and still be pregnant? Someone please help me.
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I'm 28 years old and I pretty sure that I am pregnant my body is changing.  My breast are bigger, swollen, feel heavier/fuller, my stomach is tight and bigger, some nausea and starving all the time, craving foods I don't usually eat.  I was positive but yesterday I started bleeding and so I read some stuff on line and they said that implantation bleeding is pink/brown.  My bleeding is red but it's not as heavy as my usually period and doesn't seem as thick this bleeding is thin and doesn't really have any smell.  I'm freaking out this will be my first child if I am pregnant.  Can anyone advise me please! Help!!!!!!!!
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