Can I still be pregnant if the test is negative (have a "false negative")? In a word, yes. You could be testing too early (before your baby is making enough pregnancy hormone to be detected by the test.) And some women (this is fairly rare, but possible) never get a positive urine test even when they're definitely pregnant (for some reason the hormone doesn't make it into their urine.) I have a friend who didn't get a positive HPT until 25 DPO! (With her second baby, a test at 23 DPO was negative . . . but a test on 30 DPO was positive. Oddly enough, with #3, her positive test came at only 12 DPO.) If you get a negative test but think you might be preggo anyway, wait a couple of days (giving the hCG hormone time to build up) and try again. It's not over until the fat lady sings-- and your period crashes the party.
If you are not monitoring your fertility in any way (OPK's, charting cervical mucus or basal temperature, ultrasounds) it becomes extra-tricky. There are two parts to every menstrual cycle: from the start of your period to ovulation, which can vary quite a bit in length, and from ovulation to your next period, which is usually consistent in length. (This second half is known as the "luteal phase," and the normal range is 10-16 days. It's normal for your typical luteal phase to vary by a day or two. For example, mine is normally 11 days, but 10 and 12 are not unheard of either. I have also had a couple of longer ones by total fluke.)
Because ovulation can happen at any time, it's possible your egg was delayed for some reason (stress, illness, travel, excitement.) This doesn't mean your period is actually "late" (it could arrive within the normal 10-16 days after ovulation), but rather than your entire cycle was delayed due to a later-than-usual ovulation.
2006-12-10 14:38:57
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answered by Anonymous
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I was late by 10 and took an at home pregnancy test and then a blood test both came up neg. A few days later I retested at home and it came up positive and then took a blood test to make sure. There are a few questions you need to ask yourself: 1) Is your period always on time? 2) Do you have a Thyroid problem? (This can cause your periods to be off wack) 3) Have you had unprotected sex or had and accident? 4) Have you call your Dr.? You could be pregnant but it might be tubal if the hormone isn't showing up in your system... if you let a tubal pregnancy go undetected, you may not be able to have children in the future or worse it could kill you. So make sure you go to the Dr. ASAP!
2006-12-10 14:41:21
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answered by magan 1
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if you are stressing then your body willl not function properly you will find that once you relax take bath and not worry your periods may come soon or wait until next month. if the test says no it is prety right but if you want to make sure go to the doctor and get a blood test. warning this willl cost you and will take a week or two. and they dont usually do blood tests till the wee test comes back negative.
2006-12-10 14:28:59
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answered by Georgina B 1
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Highly not likely. You appropriately took the plan B instantly and also you used a condom which I count on didn't holiday. The signs you describe above additionally sound like aspect results to devise B. Read the papers that got here along with your packet and for those who do not need a interval inside 3 weeks of taking the tablets, then cross forward and get a residence being pregnant experiment.
2016-09-03 08:41:11
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answered by ? 4
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I would call your doc and have a blood test done. Late periods could be caused by stress or other factors too. Good luck!
2006-12-10 14:25:47
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answered by priss879 2
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if you are worried, your body can just be reacting to that stress. call your doctor for a blood test. and relax it could come on its own. i was about 15 days late with all the same symptoms and it came on its own. i hope you are in a better place this time. good luck.
2006-12-10 14:33:31
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answered by be calm 3
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the aortion you had a year a go has no affect on anything right now. See a dr to talk about your concerns.
2006-12-10 14:29:45
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answered by estkijedsco 4
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I think that you need to get to a Dr. You might have a cyst or you might be preg. It could just be about any thing like a tube prag. so please get in to a Dr. right away.
2006-12-10 14:28:29
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answered by Anonymous
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go to a dr.. what are you 15? GO TO A DR.
2006-12-10 14:25:54
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answered by Dr. Marthamus, AeT 2
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Could be your period readjusting itself, it does that sometimes......
2006-12-10 14:25:22
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answered by ♥It's a boy♥ 3
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