|
(Medical Professional)
HPT advice: Never take the test until you are actually late. Take the test 1st thing in the morning when hormone levels are at their peak. Avoid drinking excessive fluids the night before testing. Do not skimp on a HPT, they are not all created equal. If you have used a line-type and get unclear results wait two days and take a digital HPT (urine test with digital read-out). You can get a NEG result and still be preggo so always treat your body like you are preggo until AF comes (no drugs or alcohol). Some women never produce enough of the HCG hormone for it to present in urine tests, when in doubt have your Dr. perform a blood test. (Dr. may suggest doing urine in the office, insist on blood - the urine tests they use in office are no more different than the OTC ones.) Also keep in mind other things can throw off your cycle including: Stress, Weight loss or gain of more than 5lb., excessive exercise, a strong desire to be pregnant, STD's, and Birth control.
If your symptoms ever become severe see a Dr. immediately as it could be a sign of an ectopic pregnancy, STD, or cyst. THANK YOU!
HAPPY TESTING GALS!

|