Please help! Ok, I started taking the Depo shot on May 06th, 07, when I started taking it the doctor told me that it may take a year to get pregnant and my period will stop. I had no problems, after three months I started bleeding again, for about a week(10 weeks after my first shot). I went in for my second shot on July 30th, 07 and was told to come in for my third shot in 10 weeks. At the start of September I started Craving food like crazy, I had stomach cramps, I was VERY tired, I gained weight, I felt sick all the time(no vomiting), and I was spotting. My first thought was "OMG I am pregnant!" then I thought "Maybe its the Depo shot..?" I desided to stop taking the Depo shot. I have yet to have a period and I am still having symtoms!! All test (Blood and EPT) say I am not pregnant, but I still FEEL pregnant! I kind of hope I am pregnant now, my husband and I now want a baby. But no doctor will give me a sonogram without a positive test! I just don't want to be 8months when I know!
2007-12-20 16:12:36 · 5 answers · asked by mcrluvzme 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
You could be pregnant, or it could be depo.
Plenty of women get pregnant ON the shot, as nothing is 100% effective except for abstinence.
Glad to hear you are not taking depo anymore.
It can take anywhere from now up until you seeing a fertility specialist in order to conceive.
It can also take up to or over a year to get your periods back.
2007-12-21 06:06:05 · answer #1 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a lot of confusion an ambiguity about blood pregnancy tests. Although they are very precise and more sensitive than urine tests, they still require one thing - HCG to be present in the women's blood stream. Blood tests can detect very low levels of HCG and can confirm pregnancy with as little as 5 mIU/ml in the blood. (Although most tests are looking for a number 25 mIU/ml or higher.)
Implantation and HCG levels
HCG is produced at least in small quantities from the moment of conception, so why can't you get a positive result on a pregnancy test right away? In order to get a positive pregnancy test, blood or urine, HCG has to be present in the woman's blood stream. Once the egg implants it burrows into the woman's uterus connecting the baby directly to the woman's blood stream. Until implantation occurs, your developing baby, the fertilized egg is not directly connected to your blood stream. Only when implantation occurs will their be enough HCG present in your blood stream to confirm pregnancy.
Implantation time varies, averaging between 6 to 12 days past ovulation. If your baby implanted late in your cycle and your test was performed early, you could get a negative test result on a pregnancy test when you actually are pregnant.
Miscalculating your period
Another reason you might get a negative pregnancy test is miscalculating when your period is due and/or when ovulation occurred. If you miscalculated your ovulation date by even a few days, you could be testing too early and get a negative test result.
If you think you are pregnant and received negative pregnancy test results, the best thing to do is wait a week and retest either with a home pregnancy test or a follow up blood test.
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Ovarian cysts or infection can also cause the menses to stop and give you signs of pregnancy.
2007-12-21 00:21:17 · answer #2 · answered by oh me oh my 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was on the patch and i had symptoms of being pregnant. I had hot flashes and gained weight etc. Sometimes the hormones of the birth control can make your body think its pregnant. Also I had the friend that got the depo shot and her body freaked and thought she was pregnant too. She actually produced milk.
If the blood test and urine test are saying you aren't, more than likely you aren't. You might have a false pregnancy. Sometimes if you want something bad enough and look for the symptoms you can convince your body it is that way. Good luck on everything.
2007-12-21 00:39:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
So go have your ob/gyn give you an examination. They can also do a blood test that will tell for sure if you are pregnant. make an appointment with your doc and find out for sure.
2007-12-21 00:21:37 · answer #4 · answered by Medicine Woman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
laboratory tests are very reliable about pregnancy. so youve gotta trust them. (sorry :( )
may be its all psychological. (you know, stress may cause late menstruation periods.)
2007-12-21 00:23:02 · answer #5 · answered by cgdmmdgc 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋