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Q: Are Blood Tests Always Acurate?
asked by: Gattuch23 on September 25th, 2003
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I have been having symptoms of pregnancy, fatigue, breast tenderness, hunger but when I think I food I feel like vomiting and of course the big sign, a missed period. I have taken about 4 at home pregnancy tests, 1 urine test with my normal Dr. And a blood test with my ob-gyn. All say negative. Now all of the urine tests I took up until I was due for my period. The blood test was taken the day after I was due. My question is: could it be possible that the pregnancy could not be detected that soon? I am now 5 days late for my period and I am still having the symptoms, only they are getting more pronounced. I have an appointment with my ob-gyn next week. But I can't take this anymore, I need some answers. I just want to know if anyone has gone through this. Negative test after negative test, including a blood test, but found out later, that they were infact pregnant?
Please help!
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nikki_caro
replied on September 25th, 2003
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You should be taking all the tests, after your period is late. Not before. Take another one, now that you are late and take it in the morning. The blood test will let you know for sure. Theres no mistake on that. The home tests might have been wrong or wrongly taken. Good luck, let us know how it goes!
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insurancegirl
replied on September 25th, 2003
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Home Tests Can Definetly Be Wrong...
However i'm not sure about blood tests. I've felt like I was preg every time I was getting my period...When i'm nervous about it. And the stress could make you late now. You prob. Aren't preg, but if you are congrats.


Good luck

jennifer Laughing
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marimickey
replied on September 25th, 2003
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Responce Im Confused
Okay so you say you just missed your period well to start I dont think you can get symptoms that soon but I might be wrong so somebody correct me. Also it can just be in your head that your pregnant you might be stressing you just need to wait if you take another pregnancy test and it comes out negative blood test are the most accurate. Sorry for messy gramar Embarassed
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Gattuch23
replied on September 25th, 2003
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I know it seems early to be seeing symptoms. I just recently, like in the past 3 days have been getting the tenderness in the breast and the nausea. I have had a "possible pregnancy" once before and that really stressed me out before too. But nothing like this, it didn't cause anything to be late and I never had these other symptoms. Now it is possible that my hormones are out of wack. I was diagnosed during a laparoscopy in early july with endometriosis. They said that my first cycle, post-op, would be a "zinger" this would be due to my hormones getting back to normal. It has been 3 months now and I am not feeling anything like I did when I went through the "zinger" cycle. This just feels different.
It is very possible that this is infact, all in my head. A brain, whether you are aware of it or not, can make your body do things if you really want it to. I know it can't make me pregnant...But it can make me think I am.
Thank you for listening and responding, I appreciate all the info I can get.
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marimickey
replied on September 25th, 2003
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No Biggie
I experienced something not so long ago I really want to have a baby the thing is my brest started hurting and I feelt like throwing up but then I was all like my period isnt due for two more weeks so I know im not pregnant I stopped thinking about it and it went away two weeks later I got my period
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Gattuch23
replied on September 26th, 2003
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Still Waiting!
It is now day 40 since my last period. On day 36 is when I had the blood test that was negative. I still have all of the symptoms but they are becoming more and more pronounced. I have calmed down a lot since I had that negative blood test. But something is still not right. I have an appointment to see my ob-gyn on wednesday to see what might be happening. I have also had two more symptoms, dizziness and heartburn, I never get heartburn.
I have been reading a lot about all this and I read something that is kind of scary. I read that if you have a tubal or ectopic pregnancy, that your hcg levels won't rise to be detected by a pregnancy test. The only way to know you have one is to have an ultra-sound. You can still get some of the symptoms but if can't be detected. I have mentioned that I have been feeling slight cramping, and it is kind of high up in the uteral area. But it is not more to one side or the other, it goes back and fourth. I hope that I am not going through and ectopic...I honestly don't know how I could cope with it.

Thanks again for listening!
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