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Q: Should I Retest for Pregnancy?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on July 22nd, 2006

I had unprotected sex on the July 5th. On the 9th I thought that I might be pregnant. My breast seemed to feel sore around the nipples, and I had a whitish discharge. My period was do on the 14th, but no sign. I started to bleed light red, but only when I wiped on the 18th, and then nothing on the 19th so I took a home pregnancy test and it was negitive. on the 21st I started bleeding again but it was heavyer then on the 18th.and I'm still bleeding the same way today and feeling nausa. I just want to know could this be implantation bleeding or my period? Should I retest? And when should I retested?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on July 27th, 2006

Early Pregnancy Signs and Symptoms Answer A1253

It seems that you are not pregnant. Rather, it appears that you are now experiencing cycle irregularity (a delayed period) due to a hormonal disturbance. Hormonal disturbances usually occur when one ovarian follicle doesn’t ovulate but turns into a hormonally active follicular cyst. This follicular ovarian cyst can produce estrogen which stimulates the endometrium to grow and delays menstruation. Endometrial growth is limited and at some point in time, the endometrium starts to desquamate. This manifests with vaginal bleeding which is heavier than usual menstruation. So, it seems that now you have a false menstruation. You may retest if you want, but I predict that the test will be negative again.

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