What is wrong with you if you have taken a pregnancy test resulting in a faded line but now you have started to bleed and are in pain?

Answer 1

First of all it is very important that you should seek medical help. It is possible from the symptoms you have described and the fact that you thought you may have been pregnant that you have had either an ectopic pregnancy or a miscarriage. Depending on your age, talking to your parents or another trusted adult such as a school counsellor or teacher may also be a very sensible thing to do.

According to the UK National Health Service, the warning signs of ectopic pregnancy start soon after a missed period, and are:

• severe pain on one side, low down in the abdomen,
• vaginal bleeding or a brown watery discharge,
• pain in your shoulders,
• feeling dizzy or faint,
• pain when you have a bowel movement.

Guidance is also given on the symptoms and occurrence of miscarriage:

Commonly the initial symptoms of miscarriage are vaginal bleeding or discharge, sometimes accompanied by abdominal pain or backache, rather like period pains.

Vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy is called 'threatened miscarriage', but does not necessarily develop into a miscarriage. Many women will go on to have a normal pregnancy.

If you have any of these symptoms and you might be pregnant - even if you have not had a positive pregnancy test - you should see your doctor immediately.

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