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Q: pregnancy not showing up on blood test?
asked by: ErIkA87 on February 18th, 2009
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i am a 21 year old mother to a 3 year old. four months after i had my little girl i had a IUD inserted, which i decided to get it remove this pass 01/15/09. My last period was on 12/14/08 and i started ovulating on 12/29-01/02 as far as i can remember. we did have sex while i was ovulating but my IUD was still in! on 01/10 i had some spotting that only lasted for a day it was a brownish color, i took a pregnancy test on 01/18 and one in 01/24 and they both were NEG. but like i said there is not period, and i don't have much of pregnancy sypthoms (even though i know some women don't get any thru out their pregnancy) the only sypthoms are tiredness sometimes very light headaches and i feel bloated and last but not least heartburn. But not nausea or things like that. so my question is could i be pregnant but it's no showing on a HPT? could be something else? what do you think?

one last thing my mom found out that she was pregnant with me when she was 4 months along it just wouldn't showed up on a blood test and she didn't feel any morning sickness either the only thing was that she was missing her period (which wasn't normal for her to missed it just like me)
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HayasakaErika
replied on February 19th, 2009
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From what I have heard about IUD's is that getting them removed can cause a small amount of bleeding and possibly a loss of periods. I would take another test and if you get a neg, wait one more week and retest. If still no period and still a neg on the test head to a doctor.
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ErIkA87
replied on February 19th, 2009
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Worried it could something else!!
HayasakaErika wrote:
From what I have heard about IUD's is that getting them removed can cause a small amount of bleeding and possibly a loss of periods. I would take another test and if you get a neg, wait one more week and retest. If still no period and still a neg on the test head to a doctor.


thanx for your opinion it's just that i'm really worried that it could be something else especially because my doctor said that everything was going to be normal since my IUD has no hormones. He did told me that it could be a week late but that was normal. But it has being almost 2 1/2 months. I know that the tittle says that it's not showing on a blood test but ehealth changed it I HAVE NOT tAKEN A BLOOD TEST only 2 HPT one 2 weeks after IUD removal and one at 3 weeks. i just want to know if i am so i could take care of my self or if i'm not ,what can i do to make my period come?. LIKE I SAID I DID OVULATE IN BETWEEN 12/30-01/02 so i just think that if i ovulated am i not supposed to get my period?
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Mabel
replied on February 19th, 2009
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How do you know you ovulated, did you test yourself for ovulation or did you use an online calculator? If you used the calculator or the average that a woman ovulates 14 days before her next expected period, then you don't know you ovulated, you are assuming you did.

That said, if your pregnancy tests are coming up negative, it is time to go see your doctor.

Good luck.
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motherofhighspiritedones
replied on February 20th, 2009
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I know when I ovulate. I get that pain, the one they call mittelschmerz (sp?). So that might be what she is talking about. Some women get this pain, some don't.
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ErIkA87
replied on February 20th, 2009
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Mabel wrote:
How do you know you ovulated, did you test yourself for ovulation or did you use an online calculator? If you used the calculator or the average that a woman ovulates 14 days before her next expected period, then you don't know you ovulated, you are assuming you did.

That said, if your pregnancy tests are coming up negative, it is time to go see your doctor.

Good luck.


i know when i ovulate because i get the feel the cramps, and the egg white discharge !!
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ErIkA87
replied on February 25th, 2009
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ErIkA87 wrote:
Mabel wrote:
How do you know you ovulated, did you test yourself for ovulation or did you use an online calculator? If you used the calculator or the average that a woman ovulates 14 days before her next expected period, then you don't know you ovulated, you are assuming you did.

That said, if your pregnancy tests are coming up negative, it is time to go see your doctor.

Good luck.


i know when i ovulate because i get the feel the cramps, and the egg white discharge !!


I JUST GOT MY PERIOD YAY!! Razz Razz Razz
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Mabel
replied on February 26th, 2009
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Then you didn't ovulate when you thought you did. Wink
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ErIkA87
replied on February 26th, 2009
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Mabel wrote:
Then you didn't ovulate when you thought you did. Wink


actually i did ovulate but no period on JAN but my doctor said that it was my body's reaction of getting my IUD removed. My body got confused. So after like a month and a half a got my period!!

NOW A CAN START TTC!!
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Mabel
replied on February 26th, 2009
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So what you are saying is that removing your copper coil screwed with your bodies natural luteal phase and caused it to be way off for this month only? Making your luteal phase not the average of 14 days, but more like 28 days.

Hmm.

Edited to add some luteal phase info.

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Luteal Phase Length
The length of the first phase (pre-ovulatory) can vary within a woman's cycle - but the luteal phase usually remains the same. Ovulation can be delayed by a number of factors....stress, illness, medication, heavily increased activity, etc. Even if you do not ovulate around the normal time period - in knowing the length of your luteal phase you are aware of exactly when your menstrual period is due. This discounts the belief of those say they always have "late periods". If they were charting they would realize that actually it was just their ovulation being delayed and they were not late at all. A normal luteal phase is approximately 12 - 16 days and needs to be at least 10 days for implantation to take place. A short luteal phase can cause fertility problems making it difficult for a women to get pregnant.
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motherofhighspiritedones
replied on February 27th, 2009
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No, she is saying it screwed with her PERIOD, causing it to be late. I can ovulate sometimes on the 12th of the month and then turn around and get my period a week later. Luteal phases can vary depending on external factors, ie. two female roomates who had regular periods on different dates suddenly start having their periods at the same time. Another example, I may ovulate on the 5th of the month sometimes, but then turn around and three days later have a period. I can also ovulate my normal time, the 11th and have a period as scheduled, which is the 19-20th of the month. That being said, according to your data, I could have fertility problems because my luteal phase is only 9 days. I can tell you now that that is not the case lol. Every time I have been pregnant, it started with the same ovulatory pain either a day before sex or the same day, whatever.
My point is, the luteal phase begins DURING ovulation. Which means, if you ovulate late, then the luteal phase starts late, thus, the shedding of the lining of the uterus begins late, thus your period is, technically, late. Also you have to take into account that even an average woman will have different luteal phase times. I have already used myself as an example. It can take 12 days from my last period to ovulate and then another 12 days to have my period. It can take 12 days from my last period to ovulate and then take only 10 days to have another period. Etc, etc.
Oh, and just as a test, tmi here, but I checked myself this morning, because I am having eggwhite discharge and that mettlesmerch, and sure enough, the ovulation test says yes.
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Mabel
replied on February 27th, 2009
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Yes, thank you for proving my point.

No ovulation kit, no proof of ovulation.

Thanks. Wink
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motherofhighspiritedones
replied on March 1st, 2009
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Not true. I only took the ovulation test to PROVE that that pain that I was feeling was DUE to ovualtion, as the OP felt the same pain I do when ovulating. That pain is a telltale sign for some women when they are ovulating. Not all women, but some.
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Mabel
replied on March 2nd, 2009
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I know. You proved it by taking the test because you didn't know for sure. I get that. That is my point.
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motherofhighspiritedones
replied on March 19th, 2009
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Not exactly. I knew the pain I was feeling was due to ovulation because I have had this pain every cycle since I started my menses. I only took the test to prove that that pain IS associated with the release of an egg, ie. ovulation.
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Mabel
replied on March 19th, 2009
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I never said pain wasn't associated with some women who are ovulating. But you still needed to have proof and the only way you could get that proof was to take an ovulation test.

Generally, most women don't know when they ovulate is all I'm saying. And it is pretty obvious by the amount of "Am I pregnant" questions on this site that most women are totally clueless as to how the whole getting pregnant process works.
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