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Possibly Pregnant
Alright, this is worrying me.
Previously, I have received 3 injections of Depo Provera at the regular three month intervals, with my last injection being in the middle of June. I was due for my next injection in September, but my health insurance ran out, and my new coverage didn't kick in in time. After stopping the injections, I realized just how crappy they were making me feel, and opted not to get back on them. I haven not been on any other method of bc since then.
My first period since stopping the injections started on Nov 22. It was a normal period, and from what I've read, came pretty quickly for only having been off of the depo for (basically) two months.
The bf and I had (quasi) unprotected sex on Dec. 21st (no actual ejaculation during penetration, but hey, we all know it only takes one...).
It's now Jan 01, and my period still hasn't started. I've taken several hpts, and all have been negative. I've been getting odd cramps in my lower abdominal area (these don't feel like the normal light cramps I get w/ periods... these cramps aren't exactly painful either... just odd...), my breasts are a little sore (but nothing I wouldn't expect if it were a normal period), I've been getting lower back pain, and I've been getting random waves of nausea.
So... would a hpt really be negative after this long? I know I need to see my gyno, but it takes WEEKS to get in to see him. Anyone had anything like this happen to them? Is it just some weird aftershock of the depo causing this?
Thanks ladies!!
Previously, I have received 3 injections of Depo Provera at the regular three month intervals, with my last injection being in the middle of June. I was due for my next injection in September, but my health insurance ran out, and my new coverage didn't kick in in time. After stopping the injections, I realized just how crappy they were making me feel, and opted not to get back on them. I haven not been on any other method of bc since then.
My first period since stopping the injections started on Nov 22. It was a normal period, and from what I've read, came pretty quickly for only having been off of the depo for (basically) two months.
The bf and I had (quasi) unprotected sex on Dec. 21st (no actual ejaculation during penetration, but hey, we all know it only takes one...).
It's now Jan 01, and my period still hasn't started. I've taken several hpts, and all have been negative. I've been getting odd cramps in my lower abdominal area (these don't feel like the normal light cramps I get w/ periods... these cramps aren't exactly painful either... just odd...), my breasts are a little sore (but nothing I wouldn't expect if it were a normal period), I've been getting lower back pain, and I've been getting random waves of nausea.
So... would a hpt really be negative after this long? I know I need to see my gyno, but it takes WEEKS to get in to see him. Anyone had anything like this happen to them? Is it just some weird aftershock of the depo causing this?
Thanks ladies!!
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My test looks EXACTLY like that... from what I've read, the equate test evap line doesn't look like that... I'm fairly sure I got a BFP! :)
I'll definitely keep double checking and letting y'all know though!
My test looks EXACTLY like that... from what I've read, the equate test evap line doesn't look like that... I'm fairly sure I got a BFP! :)
I'll definitely keep double checking and letting y'all know though!
Office isn't open until Monday :(
I was so harried at the grocery store today (it was ridiculously crowded) that I forgot to get another test.... nuts... I might go get one later tonight and do it in the morning; we'll see...
Thanks for everyone's input, I appreciate it!
I was so harried at the grocery store today (it was ridiculously crowded) that I forgot to get another test.... nuts... I might go get one later tonight and do it in the morning; we'll see...
Thanks for everyone's input, I appreciate it!
Did you end up making an appt? Are you gonna try EPT or first response? Let us know!
If you think you might be early in the pregnancy then be sure to take the test with first morning pee..... E.P.T. cost maybe 4 dollars more and you get two test. They work great with early pregnancy. They also are a little more clear with a + or - sign... So best of luck and let us know!!!!!
I was on the depo shot for a long time, and when I went off it, I would have a period here and there, symptoms all the time, constantly thinking I was pg, and never actually got pg until a year and a half later. BUT, that's my body, and my personal experience with that, to answer your first question.
I've never heard of a false positive hpt, as far as I know, it's next to impossible to, unless it's an evap line, like you asked. I've 2 experiences with gf's with that, one had a pink one, thinking it was an evap line because she had so many neg's......she was pg. The other had an off-color evap line, and was NOT pg....so that's my experience. If I was you, try getting an EPT, or Early Response, if you can't get into your doc right away, they are more accurate, and may ease your mind until you can get in. Good luck, and keep us posted!!!
I've never heard of a false positive hpt, as far as I know, it's next to impossible to, unless it's an evap line, like you asked. I've 2 experiences with gf's with that, one had a pink one, thinking it was an evap line because she had so many neg's......she was pg. The other had an off-color evap line, and was NOT pg....so that's my experience. If I was you, try getting an EPT, or Early Response, if you can't get into your doc right away, they are more accurate, and may ease your mind until you can get in. Good luck, and keep us posted!!!
Well, I just read that most evap lines are white; this line is most definitely pink. Ugh, I wish I could just get this figured out! LOL!
I didn't have time to make an apt yesterday, I'll make one today if they're open...
I didn't have time to make an apt yesterday, I'll make one today if they're open...
It could be an evap line. You really have to read the test within the timeframe they give you in the directions. You should call your doc and ask for a blood beta HCG level test because that'll actually show what level your HCG is at to determine if you are indeed pregnant. Anything over 5 is considered pregnant.
Ok, took another hpt this morning; it said negative. Went back in an hour later, and it's positive?!? Is it really a positive or could it be one of those evaporation lines? It's the "equate" (Wal-Mart) brand hpt. Are those more prone to evap lines? Help!
Is it possible to get a negative hpt with AF being two weeks late? Wouldn't it have shown positive by now if I was? I'm calling right now to make a Drs apt...
Alright.. update...
Still no AF, and hpt was negative this morning...
I'm getting cramps, feel a knot, boobs hurt, nauseaus, don't want to eat hardly anything, and getting some fatigue.
Wtf is wrong w/ me? AF is now almost 2 weeks late...
Still no AF, and hpt was negative this morning...
I'm getting cramps, feel a knot, boobs hurt, nauseaus, don't want to eat hardly anything, and getting some fatigue.
Wtf is wrong w/ me? AF is now almost 2 weeks late...
You were really close to your next period, so the only way to know for sure is to take a pregnancy test or wait it out. Honestly, it is probably just coming off the Depo that is messing with your periods.
i know getting off the shot or anything can mess up your period, maybe thats your case.
well **** I don't want to wait another 5 days to test again... LOL!
Is it even possible to conceive so close to when my period should have started? Shouldn't the egg have been deteriorated or whatever by then?
Kuteshortyk2, the same thing happened to you? Off of depo, one period, then late for the next?
Thanks for the advice ladies, I appreciate it.
Is it even possible to conceive so close to when my period should have started? Shouldn't the egg have been deteriorated or whatever by then?
Kuteshortyk2, the same thing happened to you? Off of depo, one period, then late for the next?
Thanks for the advice ladies, I appreciate it.
go to your doctor and get a blood test! to see what the HCG hormone is in you body! if it's high of course you are, if low then your not! i was on the depo but the same thing happend it was just my hormones! go to the doctor to be sure.
hope that helps..
hope that helps..
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