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How Can Pregnancy Be Confirmed?
I take adderall buscar and birth control but have missed a period by next week may be 2 my last period began 1/21 that I can recall, I also have a yeast infection. I took a pregnancy test yesterday because I have been very tired lately it was positive. This has happened to me before and it turned out I wasn t pregnant. Could the reading be a false positive?
Tue, 27 Mar 2018
Hello,
It may be due to false positive results seen in:
1. Chemical pregnancy
2. Ectopic pregnancy
3. Recent miscarriage or abortion
4. Evaporation lines
5. Few medication may cause false positive results
6. Certain medical conditions like:
a. A urinary tract infection
b. Kidney disease that causes blood or white blood cells in the urine
c. Ovarian cysts, particularly corpus luteum cysts
d. More serious diseases such as ovarian cancer or pituitary problems (very rarely)
Positive at-home pregnancy test result should always be followed up with a doctor’s appointment. Your doctor may give you a urine or blood test to confirm the results and monitor your HCG levels.
You may also get a transvaginal ultrasound to look for the gestational sac as confirmation that the pregnancy is proceeding normally.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu
It may be due to false positive results seen in:
1. Chemical pregnancy
2. Ectopic pregnancy
3. Recent miscarriage or abortion
4. Evaporation lines
5. Few medication may cause false positive results
6. Certain medical conditions like:
a. A urinary tract infection
b. Kidney disease that causes blood or white blood cells in the urine
c. Ovarian cysts, particularly corpus luteum cysts
d. More serious diseases such as ovarian cancer or pituitary problems (very rarely)
Positive at-home pregnancy test result should always be followed up with a doctor’s appointment. Your doctor may give you a urine or blood test to confirm the results and monitor your HCG levels.
You may also get a transvaginal ultrasound to look for the gestational sac as confirmation that the pregnancy is proceeding normally.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu
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