After trying for some time to get pregnant, I thought I finally was. I took a pregnancy test on day 28 of my cycle it was positive (a digital "pregnant" reading). Three days later, I took another test with the same outcome "pregnant". I had a few symptoms of pregnancy such as frequent urination, fatigue, etc. On day 34 of my cycle, I started spotting and cramping. On day 35, I had bleeding, cramping, and a "clumpy" discharge. I went to have a blood test and my doctor came back and told me I was never pregnant. I found out that my Hcg level was 2. So, my question is whether a person can have two false positive home tests (that are taken 3 days apart)? As well, isnt a small level of Hcg an indicator that I could have been pregnant at one during this cycle? I can accept that the pregnancy didn't take (although I am very disappointed and sad). I can't fathom the idea that I was never pregnant, even for a short while.
Please help. :/
2007-02-27 01:46:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
i think you might have been very briefly pregnant but it didn't take. you only produce Hcg hormones when you are pregnant not otherwise. perhaps the egg wasn't able to implant and that is why?
better luck next time!
2007-02-27 01:54:56 · answer #1 · answered by frankfarter! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm so sorry you are going through this. It is possible to have to false positives, although it's unlikely. The home tests are fairly accurate, and they judge pregnancy by the presence of HCG. It may be that your body didn't produce enough HCG to keep the pregnancy, and by the time you got to the hospital, the levels were on the way back down.
It's also possible that you had a "false pregnancy" which means you convinced yourself so hard that you were pregnant, that your body started showing symptoms of one (hormones, urination, fatigue, etc).
I had an ectopic pregnancy after getting my tubes tied. I didn't know I was pregnant, so when I miscarried, I was ever surprised! I was also bleeding out, was so pale my husband thought he would come home from work and find me dead. I went to the ER, knwoing how dangerous this was, and after a few hours with a NEW (as in fresh out of college new) doctor, my diagnosis was "unusually bad menstruation." Too bad this didn't account for the 2-inch baby and placenta in my toilet.
The docs don't know everything. Trust your instincts.
2007-02-27 09:57:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of a false positive, either the hormone is there or it's not (that's what I heard from my OB) and why would the hormone be there if there was no pregnancy? (i honestly dont know.) Maybe your dr thought she was 'protecting' you by telling you there was no fertilized egg...who knows. especially if you had 2 tests come up positive. I would invest in a different kind of test (there are some you can purchase online that are more sensitive, more accurate) Good luck in your quest! I hope it happens for you soon.
2007-02-27 09:55:03 · answer #3 · answered by ikaphant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you were pregnant and had a miscarriage. I am very sorry for your loss.
2007-02-27 09:53:06 · answer #4 · answered by SKITTLES 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you had a miscarriage. Sometimes they can happpen and you will never even know.
2007-02-27 10:00:39 · answer #5 · answered by E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋