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Positive Pregnancy results but nothing on ultrasound

I should be about 7 weeks pregnant.  I took two HPT, both positive, had a Quant blood test indicating 4-5 weeks pregnancy.   They suspected an ectopic pregnancy and that accounted for my last two ultrasounds.  My question is - is it possible to have a false positive?  The nurse said I was an anomaly, that she'd heard of false positves but never knew it to be true.  I'm not menstruating, my urine and blood say I'm pregnant, but they can see nothing on ultrasound.  What could be happening?
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I am also in a very similar situation at 6w. Unlike many I am very certain of my day of conception which was December 2nd.  I had two positive home pregnancy tests and started experiencing some cramping, lower back ache, and abdomen pain.  I did spot and bleed a bit in mid December, and was just attributing it to an implantation bleed.  With my son, who is now five, I experienced hyperemesis (extremely debilitating nausea and vomiting for the entire nine months - losing more weight than gaining up until the last month).  I vomited for three days straight this time and woke up the following morning to find that I felt nothing - no pregnancy symptoms at all minus the cramping (at times severe).  So I went in for an US after seeing my doctor yesterday who guaranteed me they would be able to see that sac but that they may not get the heartbeat at six weeks and low and behold there was nothing.  No gestational sac, no embryo - nothing.  Honestly, nobody gave me any answers.  I started spotting again today - brown liquid like ds.  and am cramping very bad.  Also, I took another HPT after US and it was positive! So, what happened? Where did the baby go? I'm very confused and feel as though I am not being supported through my doctor at this point since she hasn't even contacted me back after the ultrasound.  Can anyone offer some advice?
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Sorry for being nosy but, I had a tubal back after I had my second daughter in 2011 and that is the biggest mistake we have done. Well me not my husband cause he did not want me to have this procedure but, he told me it's your body I do not want to tell you what to do to it and YUP indeed I do regret it. But then I was going in for a surgical procedure on 10/28/2014 and they said sorry ma'am but, your preg. test came back positive so I said please do it again there's no way that could be true and yup second one came positive again. So I ran to the Walgreen's pharmacy and they both came out positive it stated 1-2 weeks but, my period was due 9/18/14 so I took the next one the next morning first thing and said the same thing so I bought two more packs today 10/31/14 and it says the same thing so I am kind of worried that it might be a ectopic pregnancy. My doctor that I do not normally use and the emergency Dr from Kent general in Dover told me and pleaded me to have an abortion but, I am so against that kind of thing. I am not for that unless I do know for a fact that it is an ectopic pregnancy and it HAS to be done but, imagine if I would do that then I would come to find that the baby was growing where he/she should have I do not think I would ever be able to forgive myself. Someone please give me advice as I am being torn in different directions from different doctors because, my husband and I are ecstatic and joyful we already have two girls he hopes for a boy but, like I said I do not care the sex as long as the baby is ok and healthy. Nely
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Sorry for being nosy but, I had a tubal back after I had my second daughter in 2011 and that is the biggest mistake we have done. Well me not my husband cause he did not want me to have this procedure but, he told me it's your body I do not want to tell you what to do to it and YUP indeed I do regret it. But then I was going in for a surgical procedure on 10/28/2014 and they said sorry ma'am but, your preg. test came back positive so I said please do it again there's no way that could be true and yup second one came positive again. So I ran to the Walgreen's pharmacy and they both came out positive it stated 1-2 weeks but, my period was due 9/18/14 so I took the next one the next morning first thing and said the same thing so I bought two more packs today 10/31/14 and it says the same thing so I am kind of worried that it might be a ectopic pregnancy. My doctor that I do not normally use and the emergency Dr from Kent general in Dover told me and pleaded me to have an abortion but, I am so against that kind of thing. I am not for that unless I do know for a fact that it is an ectopic pregnancy and it HAS to be done but, imagine if I would do that then I would come to find that the baby was growing where he/she should have I do not think I would ever be able to forgive myself. Someone please give me advice as I am being torn in different directions from different doctors because, my husband and I are ecstatic and joyful we already have two girls he hopes for a boy but, like I said I do not care the sex as long as the baby is ok and healthy. Nely
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Sorry for being nosy but, I had a tubal back after I had my second daughter in 2011 and that is the biggest mistake we have done. Well me not my husband cause he did not want me to have this procedure but, he told me it's your body I do not want to tell you what to do to it and YUP indeed I do regret it. But then I was going in for a surgical procedure on 10/28/2014 and they said sorry ma'am but, your preg. test came back positive so I said please do it again there's no way that could be true and yup second one came positive again. So I ran to the Walgreen's pharmacy and they both came out positive it stated 1-2 weeks but, my period was due 9/18/14 so I took the next one the next morning first thing and said the same thing so I bought two more packs today 10/31/14 and it says the same thing so I am kind of worried that it might be a ectopic pregnancy. My doctor that I do not normally use and the emergency Dr from Kent general in Dover told me and pleaded me to have an abortion but, I am so against that kind of thing. I am not for that unless I do know for a fact that it is an ectopic pregnancy and it HAS to be done but, imagine if I would do that then I would come to find that the baby was growing where he/she should have I do not think I would ever be able to forgive myself. Someone please give me advice as I am being torn in different directions from different doctors because, my husband and I are ecstatic and joyful we already have two girls he hopes for a boy but, like I said I do not care the sex as long as the baby is ok and healthy. Nely
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Sorry for being nosy but, I had a tubal back after I had my second daughter in 2011 and that is the biggest mistake we have done. Well me not my husband cause he did not want me to have this procedure but, he told me it's your body I do not want to tell you what to do to it and YUP indeed I do regret it. But then I was going in for a surgical procedure on 10/28/2014 and they said sorry ma'am but, your preg. test came back positive so I said please do it again there's no way that could be true and yup second one came positive again. So I ran to the Walgreen's pharmacy and they both came out positive it stated 1-2 weeks but, my period was due 9/18/14 so I took the next one the next morning first thing and said the same thing so I bought two more packs today 10/31/14 and it says the same thing so I am kind of worried that it might be a ectopic pregnancy. My doctor that I do not normally use and the emergency Dr from Kent general in Dover told me and pleaded me to have an abortion but, I am so against that kind of thing. I am not for that unless I do know for a fact that it is an ectopic pregnancy and it HAS to be done but, imagine if I would do that then I would come to find that the baby was growing where he/she should have I do not think I would ever be able to forgive myself. Someone please give me advice as I am being torn in different directions from different doctors because, my husband and I are ecstatic and joyful we already have two girls he hopes for a boy but, like I said I do not care the sex as long as the baby is ok and healthy. Nely
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I am going thru the same situation as alot of the people above. LMP was June 20th, 2014. I have PCOS and irregular periods problem is I stopped taking my meds because I could no longer afford them. Thinking i could no longer get pregnant i kept waiting for my period to come on once i started getting symptoms; sore nipples, tired, craving and moody. Well 2 weeks passed and nothing but the symptoms were severe and I had this overwhelming cramping feeling i felt i was  giving birth, no bleeding. So i take a dollar store prego test and it comes out negative wait another 2 weeks and couldnt take it anymore and took another $1 store test and it was a faint + so i rush to buy an EPT and it came out positive. I start to experience pain in my right lower abdomen and freak out and rush to the ER the doctor said " your HcG level is 88, so you either ALREADY had a miscarriage, are barely pregnant or its ectopic"...also had a u/s and they saw the endo thickening but no sac. Ive always had a fear of ectopic. The day after that i still wasnt satisfied with what the er doc told me i went to another dr and my Hcg level went up to 129, which is nothing....and they couldnt see anything either. Im terrified, since i thought i could no longer have children....i dont want to lose this baby if there is a baby...just something deep down doesnt feel right...maybe its just my worrisome self... *Update* went today to get my HCG level checked keeping fingers crossed!
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