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Could Cramps In Abdomen Be A Sign Of Pregnancy?

Q : Q : Hi I'm 25 from nz and I think I mite be pregnant the last time I had my period was on the 31st of August and missed the whole of September and now I'm 8 days late I took a test last week Wednesday but it was negative it was too early to test I want to do another test this week as I reali wana know if I'm carrying. Wil it stil be early? Iv had slight cramps on one side this was last month I'm eating a lot which is un normal for me I never eat in the mornings. Pls help.
Mon, 12 Sep 2016
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Hallow Dear,

It seems you had performed pregnancy test on the urine within few days of missing a period. In fact pregnancy tests on urine give most reliable results about a week after missing a period; earlier, the tests may report false negative. Now that it is 8 days past the missed period, you may perform pregnancy test on overnight morning first urine sample. The results of this test now will be reliable.

Alternatively, you may opt for Beta hCG test on the blood. Values more than 25 mIU/ml are diagnostic of pregnancy while in non-pregnant state, the values are below 5 mIU/mi.

Any pain during any stage of pregnancy denotes some risk to the pregnancy. Hence, cramps in abdomen is not a symptom of pregnancy. They could be due to the indigestion as a result of your overeating that you have mentioned.

I hope this helps you.

Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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Could Cramps In Abdomen Be A Sign Of Pregnancy?

Hallow Dear, It seems you had performed pregnancy test on the urine within few days of missing a period. In fact pregnancy tests on urine give most reliable results about a week after missing a period; earlier, the tests may report false negative. Now that it is 8 days past the missed period, you may perform pregnancy test on overnight morning first urine sample. The results of this test now will be reliable. Alternatively, you may opt for Beta hCG test on the blood. Values more than 25 mIU/ml are diagnostic of pregnancy while in non-pregnant state, the values are below 5 mIU/mi. Any pain during any stage of pregnancy denotes some risk to the pregnancy. Hence, cramps in abdomen is not a symptom of pregnancy. They could be due to the indigestion as a result of your overeating that you have mentioned. I hope this helps you. Dr. Nishikant Shrotri