I did not have any bleeding lately, just slight cramps as expected, and I had 3 home pregnancy tests done, they all came back positive....Today I went to the doctor and the tests are negative. What happened??
2007-01-08 05:05:59 · 10 answers · asked by Foxtrot 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I even had a Beta done 2 weeks ago and it was positive as well but the one I had today is negative....
2007-01-08 05:09:19 · update #1
It could have been a chemical pregnancy, blighted ovum, and a missed miscarriage. If you do not get your period normally when it's expected, call your doctor.
2007-01-08 05:08:52 · answer #1 · answered by P_P_K 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I feel for all of you. It must be terribly frustrating to not be able to get a true answer on such an important part of your life.
Drugs that have the pregnancy hormone Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG), such as Pregynl, Profasi, Pergonal, APL in them can cause incorrect results in home pregnancy tests. The Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) in them may be responsible for the false positive pregnancy test. If you have had an HCG shot due to infertilty treatments, you need to be sure the shot is out of your system before you attempt to use early pregnancy tests.
For accuracy in home pregnancy tests it is essential that you read the test results in the stipulated reaction time. If you let the test sit for too long (after the instructions on the box tell you), the test is invalid. This may cause it to show false positive results.
Also, there are some medical conditions that can cause false positives. Ovarian cysts are one. Certain rare medical conditions such as trophoblastic disease, islet-cell tumors. Certain forms of cancer, such as choriocarcinoma (an extremely rare type of cancer usually found in the uterus) can cause an elevation in hCG levels as well as certain types of breast, ovarian or testicular cancer leading to a false positive result.
Some drugs like Methadone, chlordiazepoxide, or promethazine can give a false positive pregnancy test.
If you get an early positive result and then get your period soon after, you may also have had what's called a "chemical pregnancy." That means a fertilized egg implanted in your uterus and developed just enough to start producing hCG but then stopped developing for some reason. This happens with about 30 to 50 percent of all fertilized eggs because they're abnormal or otherwise incapable of developing into and surviving as an embryo. If this is the case, you'll go on to get your period (though it may be a little heavier and a few days later than usual). When pregnancy tests were less sensitive than they are today, these so-called "chemical pregnancies" were never identified. Many practitioners think that's another good reason to wait until a week after your period is due to perform a home pregnancy test.
An ectopic pregnancy can give you either a positive or negative result on a pregnancy test. Call your practitioner right away if you have any abdominal pain or abnormal bleeding, no matter what a pregnancy test tells you.
These are some valuable websites with invaluable information:
http://www.babyhopes.com/articles/positive-negative.html
http://www.babyhopes.com/articles/falsepositive.html
http://www.justmommies.com/articles/false-positive-pregnancy-test.shtml
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/preconception/gettingpregnant/2029.html#5
2007-01-08 13:21:35 · answer #2 · answered by virgogirljenn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first time i was pregnant i had 4 positive tests. I went to the doctor did a blood test called back for the results they said i was not pregnant that it was negative. I went out bought another test and it was positive. I went on to have a miscarriage at 12 weeks but i was right and the doc was wrong. I'm suspecting this is the case for you too. Store bought tests are very accurate. I would hold out till you do some more tests dont take there word for it.
2007-01-08 13:10:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sorry to hear that :-(
I actually had a similar experience, i had 2 positive pregnancy tests & then got a third about a week later and it was negative.
When i went to the doctor they didn't have an explanation. Just may have been miscarriage. They actually occur very often during early pregnancy, it normally goes unnoticed to most women because we have a regular bleeding and mistake our miscarriage for a period.
2007-01-08 13:24:21 · answer #4 · answered by Mommy of 3 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It could be a tubal pregnancy or that the home pregnancy test were wrong. Are you suppose to go back to the doctor? Most doctors will want to see you again if you had three positive test from home. Maybe they need to do a blood HcG test. If you start having horrible cramps or bleeding severely then you need to go to the doctor or the ER.
2007-01-08 13:10:41 · answer #5 · answered by Chrissi 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It could have been a chemical pregnancy if you were very early you may not have realized anything happened. About 40% of all pregnancy's result in a miscarriage and most of the time the mother doesn't even know she's pregnant.
2007-01-08 13:14:01 · answer #6 · answered by sweetjenv23 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow thats strange!If i where you i would go to a different clinic or hospital and get a second test done.......
2007-01-08 13:10:13 · answer #7 · answered by R.J 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
possible misscarriage or else it could be your hormones are off balance. if your baby isnt giving alot of hormones out right now it could come up negative
2007-01-08 13:08:57 · answer #8 · answered by miraclebaby_2006 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
maybe the tests are wrong
2007-01-08 13:07:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
maybe you miscarried and your body absorbed the embryo back.
2007-01-08 13:10:36 · answer #10 · answered by Babyface 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋