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Worrying hard..NOW
| Fri, 01-25-2008 - 1:10am |
After 4 test I am STILL sort of concerned that I may possibly be pregnant. My partner and I stopped using condoms awhile ago, but practice the pull-out method, but on one occasion he pulled a lil slowed. I wasn't even worried about being pregnant because I am on the shot and have been for some time now. But I started feeling a lil strange...back aches, throwing up or just having bad nausea, extremely tender and growing

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Oh Sweetie... sending you a ton of love and hugs.
"you CANNOT be pregnant if a blood test came back NEGATIVE!"
I have to beg a difference with you ... I had a BT done "Which was done too soon to pick up hcg... BFN. Had a second BT done 4 weeks later, Most definitely Pregnant w/Triplets.
Side effects of Depo:
Pregnancy-like symptomsThese symptoms include sore breasts, nausea, fatigue, and abdominal discomfort. They may occur after the first 4 injections but usually go away. If you experience a spotty darkening of the skin (usually on the face), this symptom may not go away completely.
Weight changes
Weight changes may occur due to increased appetite. Average weight gain is 3 pounds by the end of the 1st year and 5 to 7 pounds, total, by the end of the 2nd year.
Depression
Depression may occur but the cause is unclear. It does go away if you stop using Depo-Provera.
Other symptoms
Other symptoms can include headache, dizziness, nervousness, some loss of scalp hair, some increase in body hair, a decrease in sex drive, leg cramps, and bloating. They may or may not be caused by Depo-Provera. Report any of these side effects to your medical provider immediately.
I really think you are wrong it is IMPOSSIBLE. You had to have not been pregnant when blood work was done. I don't care what you say I am a registered nurse on a Maternity Ward and you do not know what you are talking about! Talk to your OBGYN who knows more about this than you do! You probably got pregnant after your blood work was done.
Women come here for support and guidance. Not to be told they are wrong and that they don't know anything.
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You say you are an RN?
Then you would know this!
The home pregnancy test was positive but the blood test was negative. Why?
If your home pregnancy test was positive while a blood test was negative, first and foremost, you must take a second test to confirm whether or not you are pregnant. Home pregnancy tests are around 97% accurate when done correctly. However, a blood test is more accurate, but not necessarily more sensitive. The results depend a lot on the lab, methodology and technique of the blood test performed.
A positive result from a home pregnancy test shows the presence of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in your system. This is usually a sign that you have become pregnant.
A quantitative blood test, usually called a beta human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test, measures the exact units of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in the blood. That means it will detect even the most minimal level. There is another type of blood test sometimes called a qualitative human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test. This is a test that simply gives a yes or no answer to whether you are pregnant.
There could be various reasons why your home pregnancy test was positive while a blood test was negative. Just like home pregnancy tests, labs vary as to what is considered a positive pregnancy test. Common cutoffs for positive blood tests for pregnancy are 5, 10, and 25 units. A level under 5 is considered negative. A blood test that is only triggered at 25 units of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is not any more sensitive than several of the home pregnancy tests.
Reasons for differing results:
Here are a few reasons why there was a discrepancy in your urine and blood test results:
1. False Positive
A false positive pregnancy test is when the test says that you are pregnant but actually you are not. Please read our article on false positive home pregnancy test results and what causes them, for more details.
2. Qualitative Pregnancy Blood test
This blood test may register as negative even though a woman is pregnant if the woman takes diuretic medications, or "fluid pills." These drugs interfere with the test results. In addition, the test does not become positive until at least 7 to 10 days after a woman becomes pregnant. In most cases, by the time a woman misses her period the test will be positive if she is pregnant.
3. Quantitative Pregnancy Blood Test
In this test, lower-than-normal human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels may be because of one of these reasons - ectopic pregnancy, a miscarriage, or abortion. The miscarriage may only be threatened and never happen, may be happening at the time of the test, or may have already occurred. Further testing can determine which of these the actual reason is. This test is also affected by the use of diuretics, or "water pills," by the mother, which can interfere with the result. In addition, the test may fail to detect HCG even when a woman is pregnant if the test is done too early. It takes at least 7 days after fertilization for the test to become positive.
So I quote again ... you can be pregnant and get a false positive on a Blood Test!
If you are an RN, then I am certain you have heard of a thing called lab errors? All other facts aside,that one thing makes it impossible to say with 100% certainty that someone is NOT pregnant. A medical professional knows few things are that cut and dry.
To say "Maternity Ward" seems suspicious to me- most hospitals use terms like Labor & Delivery Unit, Post-Partum Unit,etc. Working in a "Maternity Ward" would provide very little/how about NO day to day dealing with HCG tests anyway...for the obvious reason...so to try to qualify yourself by that claim doesn't really make any sense,either.
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