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Do Steroid Intake Affect Pregnancy Test Results?

Hi, i would like to find something out, i have been on steroids for about 2 weeks,injecting once a week, i use men and woman steroids, now i slept with someone about 3 to 4 weeks ago and have been having pregnancy symptoms since about thursday/friday i did a test this morning but came out neg, is it possible the steroids giving me a neg result?
Mon, 13 Mar 2017
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Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. I understand your concerns.
I hope I have answered your query.
This is not possible for most standard urine tests and you are probably not pregnant. However, if you use some low quality tests then it is possible that these are false negative results. So if you have any doubts it would be good to do blood test or ultrasound to exclude pregnancy. In every case, external steroid use should be controlled by doctor especially if you plan to be pregnant since these hormones may affect pregnancy and fetus development.
Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.
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Do Steroid Intake Affect Pregnancy Test Results?

Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. I understand your concerns. I hope I have answered your query. This is not possible for most standard urine tests and you are probably not pregnant. However, if you use some low quality tests then it is possible that these are false negative results. So if you have any doubts it would be good to do blood test or ultrasound to exclude pregnancy. In every case, external steroid use should be controlled by doctor especially if you plan to be pregnant since these hormones may affect pregnancy and fetus development. Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.