Robert asks…
True of false: A woman can continue getting a regular period while on birth control if she is pregnant.?
Now I am not concerned that I am pregnant, because I always get my period right on time. But a friend of mine said that if you are pregnant, and taking the pill, you may continue getting your period, and think you are not pregnant when you really are.
Getting my period every month, for me, is like a natural pregnancy test every month. It’s kind of comforting to know that I am definitely not pregnant. I would just like to be sure that I can count on that.
Michelle answers:
I’M ON THE SAME BOAT AS YOU RIGHT NOW, AND SO FREAKED OUT, LOL.
I asked my friend about this not to long ago and tried to google search it but couldn’t find any answers. If you really want to know, I guess you could stop taking your pills for a month, and see if you get your cycle regularly without the pills. Or take a pregnancy test, or have a blod test at the doctor. You can even call your doctor and ask this questions you’re posting here on Yahoo! Answers.
Good luck! And let me know the answer if you find it. 🙂
Sandy asks…
Should I take a pregnancy test or wait?
I was pregnant and then at 8weeks I had a natural miscarriage on October 25… almost immediately … my body was back to normal… technically I should not start my period until monday … but I have been very very lightly spotting past couple days. today … i started feeling really nauseous … just like when I found out I was pregnant last time… but then I had no bleeding whatsoever… should i take the test now or wait? we have been ttc since we lost the first baby.
Michelle answers:
Go ahead and take the test. If it is a positive then you have resolution. If it is negative you still have hope, it might just be too early.
Keep in mind, it is not uncommon to spot following a miscarriage. Your hormones are all over the place and so it is possible to spot before your period as they move back into the regular swing of things. The nausea can also be caused by your hormones shifting back into place.
I hope you are pregnant, but even if you are not, you still have three full cycles of heightened fertility to look forward to. So just keep trying and it will happen.
Daniel asks…
Pregnancy test after early miscarriage?
I had a miscarriage on February 7th. I was about 9 weeks and the miscarriage was all natural so the doctor said we could begin trying again whenever we wanted. My husband and I started trying again as soon as I stopped bleeding. I havent got my period yet and I would like to know if I’m pregnant again. If I took a pregnancy test would it show a false positive or is it likely to be accurate since it has been about a month since the miscarriage.
Michelle answers:
It all depends how high your hormones were and how quickly they came down. Did your doc do any blood tests after the miscarriage?
I would get a few pregnancy tests, if you try one and it comes up negative, then you know hcg is out of your system, but you still could potentially be pregnant again. If you do get a positive its nearly impossible to say if its a new pregnancy, or hormones left over from the old.
I’ve had 5 miscarriages, it normally takes me 2-4 weeks for my hcg to go down to a non detectable level. (I’m a pee on a stick addict, I have hundreds of cheap pregnancy tests filling up a drawer in my closet!)
Paul asks…
IVF eggs transfer and home pregnancy test? This is a question for people who are familiar with IVF transfer.?
No offends to anyone but the reason why I direct this quetion to IVF patient is because the procedure and implantation is slighly different that the natural way – that is why the waiting period is also counting differently. Again thank you again for your answers – it is very helpful. My doctor told me that since my transfer was on Saturday, I should not test my self with the home pregnancy test because it might be too soon and it might be still negative. Today is Friday and yes indeed the test was negative. I have my blood test on Monday which will be 10 days after my 5 days transfer….could I really be pregnant and have the home pregnancy test still negative, because although I got a clear instrs ;-)) from my doctor I still tested and despite what he told me I am little concerned. I guess the waiting is just overwhelming.
Michelle answers:
My husband and I went through our one and only IVF cycle and I am now 7 weeks 2 days pregnant. I couldn’t wait either and tested with a home pregnancy test on day 8 after transfer and again on day 9 after the transfer both with a negative. Like I said…I am definately pregnant so don’t put much faith in the home pregnancy test. I even had high levels of HCG with my initial blood test for pregnancy at the lab so I don’t really understand why the HPT didn’t pick it up.
I think I have read that HCG takes longer to show up with a 5 day embryo transfer. I had mine on day three.
I had my first ultrasound two days ago at 7 weeks and although there were two sacs…there was only a healthy fetus in one. The other had only the yolk sac.
Congratulations on the decision to do IVF…I think it is an incredible thing for those of us who can’t conceive in the natural way. Good luck to you…only a couple more days and you will know for sure.
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