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Pregnant. Do I Need to Get Blood Test?
Asked by A.S. from Atlanta
on September 26, 2011
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Hi there!
I took a urine test yesterday and found out I'm pregnant with my second baby. Yay! We are currently self pay when it comes to any doctor appointments until ...
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- Congrats! You don't need a blood test unless you think there may be a problem or if you've miscarried in the past. It's pretty normal to have your first appt. around 1...
- I think it is just a matter or preference. I have never had a blood test for any of my pregnancies. But I know some people who only get blood tests, my OB does not do ...
- I did not get a blood test to confirm this pregnancy (I'm 21 weeks.) I don't think it's standard procedure... if the urine test shows positive, I don't think they nee...
2 Negative Pregnancy Test, but Blood Test Positive.
Asked by J.H. from Detroit
on October 15, 2009
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Hello all ~
I have not had a period since August 10th. I have taken 2 HPT and both came back negative. (2 weeks ago and then 3 weeks ago) On Monday Iwent to the ...
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- I hate to say but i think it might be another miscarriage. But there is always the chance that you are right. You will have to wait till Monday to know. Best of luck a...
- hopefully you can relax until you have your results, those stress hormones are not good for you or baby. Also many miscarriages are the result of low magnesium, you ca...
- I will pray for you. I am so sorry for all that you have been through. Please don't fret over the numbers right now, even though u have a reason. Just rest and rela...
Pregnant? Funky Results from Blood Test.
Asked by M.W. from San Diego
on August 13, 2010
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Hi all, so on Tuesday my Sister In Law had a urine test come back positive saying she was pregnant; however, today she got a call from the nurse saying that her blood ...
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- I had this before (called a Chemical Pregnancy). It is where an egg becomes fertilized and for whatever reason implantation and normal pregnancy doe snot occur. It i...
- The numbers are how they know if someone is pregnant or not, and they will test again to make sure that the numbers double appropriately. When my home test came back ...
- Does your SIL know when the date of her last period is? That will give an idea of how far along she would be if she is indeed pregnant. If she could be 6 weeks or mo...
Many Positive Home Pregnancy Tests but Negative Blood Test
Asked by C.S. from Austin
on December 30, 2010
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I am just now late for my period. I am a poas junky. I took 9 hpt tests in last 6 days and all were very positive. I used frer and ept digital. I went for a blood test...
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- Not to me, but I always had positive early HPTs and my doctor's office never did a blood test, just repeated a urine test in the office, which they say pretty much nev...
- The same exact thing happened to my close friend and turned out she had an ectopic pregnancy. If you have pain, make sure to go in immediately, as she was unaware and...
- Well I got a positive pregnancy test then about a week later I started bleeding. Went into the doctor to see if I had miscarried and then just ran a blood test which l...
5 Day Late Period, Negeative Blood Test
Asked by M.T. from Des Moines
on August 3, 2011
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I am now 5 days late on my period. I am very regular, anywhere from 26-28 days. I have taken many HPT, all negative. I had a blood test done today, also negative. ...
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- I didn't test positive until I was about a week late. Give it a few days then test again. Sometimes HCG levels can be low.
- I have not experienced you exact situation. However, I have experienced an illness and antibiotic suppressing my period. The stress on my body made it come late, and I...
- I was never on clomid, but 1 time 2 years ago I skipped a month.....had all those simptoms you are having, .....went to the doc, everything was normal, just no period...
"Low" HCG?
Asked by J.L. from Seattle
on April 15, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
I'm currently pregnant with #2 (yay!!!!), but my doctor says that my HCG is low. A little background: My last period started on 3/16 and we actively tr...
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- I've been on both sides of how this can turn out. There's really nothing that a single HCG level can tell you other than if you are pregnant or not. It's the second bl...
- With my first this happened. I got a positive with a home prego test...went to the doctor even my blood tests came back negative...went back again a week later..and do...
- Congrats! Your fine! Don't go borrowing trouble because your baby is there and sticking! Your HCG levels will rise as your body creates the necessary hormones to house...
About HCG Levels
Asked by M.W. from Oklahoma City
on June 29, 2009
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I am pregnant with my first child about 7 weeks we dont know for sure yet 1st ultrasound tomarrow. thats another story in its self any way. My hcg level is in the 4,00...
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- I would try not to worry and stress yourself out! I know it is easier said than done ;). If you are not comfortable with your doctor I would change immediately. Thi...
- I had a similar situation; my HcG levels went up but not the range they were hoping for. They want them to double in 48 hours, I believe...and mine were going up at ab...
- M., In my experience, HCG levels just made me worry. In at least two cases the HCG levels were normal and I miscarried anyway. I know it's too late for this now b...
Positive Home Test- Negative Blood Test.
Asked by R.P. from Grand Rapids
on August 16, 2007
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Has anyone had a positive home pregnancy test but then have negative blood work? I had 3 positive home tests today and then my doctor did blood work but it came back n...
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- Yes I have had that problem once or twice and my doctor couldn't give a reason why either. Not every test is perfect I guess. Good luck.
- Hi~ Yep. Happened to me, too. The lab actually helped me decipher that one, not the doc! It depends on what type of test they do. I didn't know there were two kin...
- False negatives are really rare in home pregnancy tests, and since you took 3, I'd bet that they're giving you an accurate positive. I'd get a second blood test.
Pregnant but Low hCG Levels???
Asked by H.H. from Dallas
on October 17, 2008
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Home pregnancy test and blood test show that I'm pregnant but have very low levels of the pregnancy hormone (hCG). For the past 2 weeks I've gone in for blood test and...
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- I was told by my Reproductive Endocrinologist that the main thing to look for is that the hCG level doubles every 24 hours or so. When I went in for my second blood t...
- H., There is a possibility of not carrying the baby, but not sure about the timing between your tests is hard to tell. However, if your doc feels your levels are ...
- What was the timing in betweent the two results? If they were a full 2 weeks apart then yes that is still low. When that happened to me I miscarried soon after the res...
Low HCG Levels
Asked by A.P. from Omaha
on April 27, 2009
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Just wondering if anyone ever had a hard time with their HCG levels with any of their pregnancies, My first I had taken 4 or 5 tests and a blood test and they were all...
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- I'm 7 weeks right now. I got a faint positive starting on 10DPO with the dollar tree tests. They have a sensitivity of 25 BUT they never show anything more than a f...
- It may be too early to tell especially if your cycles are not regular
- Your levels double every other day and tests pick it up at different levels. EPT (if I remember correctly) will test positive when your HCG is 40. The early testing ...
