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Q: Can I be Pregnant with a Negative Pregnancy Test?
asked by: DoctorQuestion on July 1st, 2006
Hi! I'm 21 and am 5 or 6 days late.
These are the symptoms I am experiencing:
*swollen breasts that are also a little tender. I have lost weight in the past few months, and this caused my breasts to significantly decrease in size (about a whole cup size). Within the past 2 days, my breasts have suddenly began fitting my bras again! Its weird, and a big change, and it makes me wonder..
*i also have been breaking out horribly in the past 3-4 days, and I never break out
*i've been pretty tired, its hard to wake up in the morning even after 8 hours of sleep and I find myself ready for bed by about 10 when I am accustomed to a fairly late night schedule because I am in the music business.
*also, I hear people say frequent urination but how frequent is frequent urination? Normally I usually pee about 2 or 3 times a day and now i'm peeing like 7 or 8. Would this be considered frequent? Though I pee more in the daytime now I don't have problems with being woken up in the night needing to urinate or anything.
*and the last thing I have been experiencing in about the last week is almost blacking out everytime I move from a sitting or laying position to a standing one. I only rarely get headrushes like that usually but now its happening all the time. Has anyone else experienced this really early on in their pregnancy?

So everyone, do you think I could be pregnant? My boyfriend and I have been trying for about 10 months. I've had a couple of times where i've been convinced I was pregnant and its never turned out to be so. At this point i've began thinking maybe I can't get pregnant, but could this be the month? I'd love to hear from everyone, I really need the feedback. Thanks! :)

oh and ps, I took a test a couple of days ago (when I was about 3 days late) and it was negative, and i'm making myself wait until 7/6 to take another one. Could I still be pregnant with a negative prego test even after my period was due?


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on July 18th, 2006
Early Pregnancy Signs and Symptoms Answer A1210
When a pregnancy test is negative, we can assume that you are not pregnant. Every result from a pregnancy test taken after a missed period is relevant! You can’t be pregnant with negative pregnancy test! All the symptoms and signs you’ve mentioned are not secure signs of pregnancy. Their appearance and intensity are very subjective and depend upon emotional factors. In your case, the symptoms are probably caused by your great wish to become pregnant. A positive pregnancy test and an ultrasound confirmation are the only objective signs of early pregnancy. A late period can be caused by many reasons beside pregnancy. It seems likely that you will soon get your period. If not, you can seek medical help from a gynecologist if you don’t get pregnant within the next 2 months; this may be a sign of hormonal imbalance and/or ovarian abnormality.


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