On BC and Completely Missed Period, EPT Came Back negative..but Still Wondering

If you need peace of mind stop the pills for this cycle and just use alternative birth control. Best way to make sure is to go to your doctor and get a blood test. You know your body and obviously it is trying to tell you something. IF you are pregnant those BCP can be harmful (but dont worry because many of healthy babies come from moms who didnt know they were pregnant and took them that month). Good luck!

M., It can be caused by stress or by worrying about not getting pregnant. The pill normally keeps you normal so I would stop the pill and have a test done by you dr or your local christian organization like sound options... You ept might be bad or you may have done something wrong.....

I was tested by a doctor several times at one time in my life after my first child and was told I was not pregnant -- when I knew I was and I was correct. so best to be safe and not take the pill especially since you want to start your family this year and God's timing is not our own.

It shouldn't be a problem. My doctor told me recently that it can take up to 4 months for the pill to get out of your system. I would call just in case. If the test is negative you probably aren't pregnant, but I would make sure its not something else.

Hi M.,
If your still not sure, just take another EPT test, Or call your OBGYN. I have 4 kids and with my last preganacy I took 4 tests just to make sure it was positive, because I didn't believe it, and all 4 were positive.
Most test are pretty accurate, they have something in them that detects the HCG levels in your urine, to verify a positive result.
Good Luck!

M., How many at home pregnancy tests did you do and when? Just to be sure and for piece of mind, you can call your OB/GYN and tell them you'd like to do a pregnancy test. I do know someone who had a negative at home pregnancy test but was positive when she did the blood test at her physician's office.

My understanding is that due to the high levels of estrogen in the pill, pregnancy tests often come up negative in the first months when you are, in fact, prego. And I had 2 negative prego tests and wasn't on the pill. Don't quote me but your best bet is to call your OBGYN.

I would say go to your doctor to get another test done, and maybe a blood test. However, yes, I did experience the same thing as you did after being on the pill for years. May be normal, but wouldn't hurt to go to your gyno to double check. Have you done more than one test?

hello just to let you know i got pregnant while taking the pill with both my daughters. They never told me that taking some medications weaken the pill and your able to get pregnant. have you taken and antibotics? that weakness the pills big time . I suggest going to your gyn dr and taking a blood test to confrim whether or not you are pregnant. i tried ept test is was neg but i was pregnant. hope this helps.

I would trust your gut instinct. Stop taking the pill until you know for sure. It is not good to be on the pill and pregnant. I have know at least 4 people that have conceived on the pill. Best wishes in starting your family.

If you read the instruction manual that came with the pills, and the preg test, it will tell you that being on BC pills will cause false negatives. Please follow that gut feeling, stop the pill, and if you are like me, you will be blessed with the best thing God created!
This sounds so much like my story when I was pregnant 9 years ago, it is scary! Good Luck, stop the pill, wait three days, re-test, or better yet call the doctor, get a blood test!

This happened to me...and I was pregnant. But I had a "feeling" breasts were tender and I didn't feel like myself. I did the three pack of EPT. I asked my doctor and he said to go ahead and keep taking BC until I saw for sure if I was pregnant or not...so I did. On the third and final test, I saw a faint double line. I was pregnant...I stopped taking the bc pills and my son turned out perfect. It's not so much in the first 3 months that you have to worry about as much as you do from month 3 to end. Thought I'd share.

BC is highly effective; however the typical failure rate of the pill is 5%. The only way to be 100% sure if your pregnant or not, is a blood test. Please call your OBGYN.

Why would you ask a bunch of women this question?? Call your doctor!

It happened to me also. It was about 2 months after I got married and it was not when I was really planning to be pregnant. It was a weird feeling. It wouldn't have been bad to be pregnant, but it just wasn't according to my plan. I took the test and called my doctor. I believe that they said that the home tests are pretty accurate and that it can happen. It was a long time ago and I am no expert, so I would call your doctor just to be sure (or take a 2nd test in a few days). Good luck.