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Pregnancy Tests
Ask questions here about how to take pregnancy tests properly, when to take them, how to determine unclear results and more.
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I am sorry but it could have been an early miscarriage. I also had one, and found out in nearly 50% of early pregnancies they end in miscarriage, and many times before the women even knows she is pregnant.
The period can take 2 months and even a little bit more before it comes back. If you've had unprotected sex you can test 2 weeks after sex.
Should a female take a pregnancy test if her period is irregular?
Yes. Perform the pregnancy test three weeks after you had sex. It should be accurate then or see your doctor one week after sex for a blood test.
What are 3 possible causes of false positive reactions with presumptive screening test for blood?
Apply a solution of the chromogen to a sample of the suspected material/stain followed by addition of the oxidizing agent. a rapidly developing color constitutes a positive test; used to determine if blood is present.
yes. go to the doctor asap. That's the first step in having a healthy pregnancy. Best of Luck.
Testes produce sperm and what?
The testes technically produce the sperm, the other smaller organs of the male reproductive system are responsible for creating and storing the ejaculatory fluid called "semen"
Don't risk it, see a doctor.. Pregnancy tests aren't always exact.
The answer to both questions is no. The GYN can't tell, and ultrasound can only see changes if you're pregnant now or were pregnant in the last couple of weeks, at the most.
Urea
Who invented the first home pregnancy test?
Taken from wikipedia. "History A physician administers a urine test in The Doctor's Visit by Jan Steen. [3] [4] [5]The ancient Egyptians watered bags of wheat and barley with the urine of a possibly pregnant woman. Germination indicated pregnancy, and based on what type of grain sprouted they predicted the gender of the fetus. Hippocrates suggested that a woman who had missed her period should drink a solution of honey in water at bedtime. Resulting abdominal distention and cramps would indicate the presence of a pregnancy. Avicenna and many physicians after him in the Middle Ages performed uroscopy, a nonscientific method to evaluate urine. Selmar Aschheim and Bernhard Zondek introduced testing based on the presence of hCG in 1928. In their test an infantile female mouse was injected subcutaneously with urine of the person to be tested, and some time later the mouse was sacrificed. Presence of ovulation indicated that the urine contained hCG and meant that the person was pregnant. A similar test was developed using immature rabbits, the rabbit test. Here, too, it was necessary to kill the animal to check its ovaries. An improvement arrived with the frog test that was still used in the 1950s. A female frog was injected with serum or urine of the patient. If the frog produced eggs within the next 24 hours, the test was positive. In the frog test, the animal remained alive, and could be used again." So I guess if you just look at that, Selmar and Bernhard made the first home test, but the egyptians were doing it up natural style centuries ago.
You had a miscarriage 4 weeks ago dr said hcg levels dropped but still feel pregnant?
i think i had a miscarriage, but i never knew i was pregnant. how do i find out for sure
it is very possible you need to see your doctor. My cousin did not know she was pregnant until 5 months in because she was having periods! go see your doctor. it is also possible you could have miscarried
most likely you have incurred an allergic reaction of some kind, It is MOST important that you see a doctor, because reactions like this can affect the ovaries!
dont worry about if you dont wan't to be able to have kids!
seriously. see a doctor.
best thing for you to do is to talk to ur doctor dont start birth control pills till after your doctor says it is safe because u could kill the baby if u are preg.
Can you fall pregnant 6 days after terminating a pregnancy?
Oh yes! You should wait 1 month to have sex and you are highly fertile for a couple of months after.
How is the Tensilon test done?
The Tensilon test involves the intravenous injection of a small amount of Tensilon. The needle is left in place. If no adverse reaction is observed within 30 seconds, an additional volume is injected. Results are apparent within one minute.
If you have had a negative urine test, you are almost sure not be 10 weeks pregnant. Even if you are menstrating every 4 months, you are actually ovulating about 14 days before you bleed. If this helps you any. A home pregnancy test will begin to pick up HCG in your urine about 14 days after conception. I have heard of people who have low HCG levels and therefore the test doesn't show positive for about 3-4 weeks after conception. At 4 weeks after conception, you are said to be 6 weeks pregnant (as doctors usually count from the date of your last period for "normal" women!). Therefore at a stretch, you may be 6 weeks along. If you are sure you are pregnant, from your symptoms and all, have a blood test done. This measures your HCG levels also, but in your blood, rather than your urine. This is said to be more accurate. Yes, its possible. The only way of finding out if your pregnant in this situation is by having a blood test. The blood test you need is quantitative beta hcg. Trust me you can be pregnant and get a negative HPT. I was two months pregnant with twins and I kept getting negatives. When I was 11 weeks I finally got positives. The reason for negative HPT when pregnant is because your body isn't spilling enough HCG into your urine - hence the negative HPT. Have a blood test and get it done now. Good luck.
Nope. You're preggers.
Cervical mucous isn't a good way to tell if you are pregnant or not, some woman have lots of cervical mucous and others don't have as much that shows. I'm pregnant and sometimes I have a lot, sometimes not much and some days I'm dry. Also, I took a test the day my period was due and it was negative the next day it was a faint +, I skipped a day and when my period was 4 days late I got a dark + and a "pregnant" on the Clear Blue Easy didgital. So don't be discouraged if at first it is negative and because of cervical mucous.
Can a pregnancy test be positive if it's a hysterical pregnancy?
No, if you think you're pregnant and are getting the symptoms of pregnancy, you will NOT get a positive on a pregnancy test unless there is another reason. This would be called a false positive. A false positive pregnancy test is when the test says that you are pregnant but actually you are not. This is a one off case and a positive pregnancy test is a pretty good indication that you are pregnant. False positive pregnancy tests are rare - though there are instances and conditions where they can occur.
HCG pregnancy tests or home pregnancy tests determine pregnancy through the detection of the hormone Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) in a woman's urine. Doctors recommend that you wait until you have missed a period to take a home pregnancy test. If you can not wait that long to find out and you know the day you may have conceived, then the earliest you can take a test would be 14 days from possible conception. Home tests are usually 97% accurate when all instructions are followed correctly and the results are read on time. Some kits come with two tests so that in case you have made a mistake, you may take the home pregnancy tests gain.
There are things that can cause a home pregnancy test to indicate pregnancy when you are not actually pregnant:
- In some cases, you might have a chemical pregnancy. You might be experiencing evaporation lines, or drugs that you use for fertility may interfere with your test.
- A chemical pregnancy is, essentially, a very early miscarriage. Some studies have suggested that as many as half of all first pregnancies end in miscarriage, and this often happens in the first few weeks of pregnancy. In this situation, without a home pregnancy test, the mom-to-be would never have known she was pregnant to begin with.
- Evaporation lines are created on a pregnancy test as the urine stream crosses the test. The urine on the test sometimes evaporates, and leaves a mark on the test results area. This typically shows up as a faint, grey or even colorless line in the test area. It is easy to mistake this line as a positive result when you may not actually be pregnant. No particular brand of home pregnancy test is immune to evaporation lines, although some home pregnancy tests may be better than others at avoiding these.
- Finally, the use of some medications, especially fertility medications, have the pregnancy hormone hCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin). This is the hormone measured by a home pregnancy test, and such medications could affect the accuracy of a home pregnancy test. Some of the fertility medications that could give a false positive might include Profasi, Pregnyl, and Novarel, but only if the test is taken within one to two weeks of getting the shot.
iYes, it is possible for pregnancy tests to be negative soon after conception. Many of the over-the-counter pregnancy tests are not sensitive enough to detect the low levels of beta HCG (pregnancy hormone). However, blood tests are much more accurate. i agree going to a doctor would the best..over the counter isn't really reliable if your looking fo ranswers soon
no, producing breastmilk, or breastfeeding will not alter the outcome of a home pregnancy test.
~pawsalmighty
What is the time limit to take the IAHSS test?
If you take the exam online, you will have 75 minutes to complete 100 questions. The exam can also be taken in hard copy form but it is suposed to be proctored and timed then as well.
Will a pregnancy test show a fals positive taking it right after unprotected intercourse?
A pregnancy test WILL NOT tell you if you are pregnant immediately after having intercourse unless you've had intercourse within the last nine months (on another occasion) and you are already pregnant.
