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Q: Accuracy of Pregnancy Test Results during Perimenopause

asked by: DoctorQuestion on January 15th, 2006

I need to know if perimenopausal conditions (in regard to hormones) can affect home pregnancy tests. Specifically, can being perimenopausal cause a false negative result in a hpt? I have had three negatives, but no period since November 16. Now I do not know if my period is late because of pregnancy or just because it has been irregular. I cannot go to my doctor for a blood test. This is all secret.
Thank you.

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on January 23rd, 2006

Menopause Answer A175

Being perimenopausal normally doesn’t cause FALSE NEGATIVE pregnancy-test results. Usually only FALSE POSITIVE results are possible if you are using some older types of pregnancy-tests. If you are using BETA-pregnancy-tests, false positive test-results are not possible, too. So, don’t worry, you are not pregnant!

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