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How To Determine An Early Pregnancy?
Hi about two years ago i started taking depo shot i came off of it a year later and i had a period about two - three weeks later...i started taking the shot again back in june and missed my last shot december 3rd...its almost been two months and i haven t had a period and showing early signs of pregnancy...but if im pregnant im only about three or four weeks..i just wanted to be explained whats going on...i took a pregnancy test about a week ago it said negative but it might have been two early to tell...im wondering could i be pregnant? or when should i be seeing my period?
Thu, 19 Nov 2015
Hallow Dear,
Since you have missed your Depo shot, there are good chances that you may be pregnant. Your logic for negative urine tests sounds very correct. These tests done too early, before 8 days of missed period, are likely to give false negative results.
Beta hCG tests are more specific and sensitive. These tests give reliable results within 2-3 days of missed period, sometimes even before missing a period. So you may opt of Beta hCG test to get the confirmation of diagnosis of pregnancy.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
Since you have missed your Depo shot, there are good chances that you may be pregnant. Your logic for negative urine tests sounds very correct. These tests done too early, before 8 days of missed period, are likely to give false negative results.
Beta hCG tests are more specific and sensitive. These tests give reliable results within 2-3 days of missed period, sometimes even before missing a period. So you may opt of Beta hCG test to get the confirmation of diagnosis of pregnancy.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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