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Sorry for the 'x' - I thought you might need to register first so I was testing...anyway, my situation sounds similar (yet not the same) to many on the board:

I had a period at the end of February, as usual. Then, in March, I was expecting my period near the end of the month around the 28th...I got it on the 30th and have been bleeding ever since (I see it when I wipe - varies from red to brown - - I have inserted my finger at times to find more or less blood)! About 3 weeks ago I told a girlfriend who said it sounded similar to a miscarriage she had...I wasn't trying to get pregnant, and wasn't expecting to be pregnant (I am a 32 year old woman who has been with my boyfriend for some time and we are very careful...obviously, not careful enough...)...the test came out negative (I bought a 2-pack early result; used both)...a week later at the doctor's a urine test came out positive. Last week a blood test showed hcg of 61 and Monday it was 163...obviously not doubling. I had some more blood drawn yesterday and will find out more tomorrow. The doctor doesn't feel it is ectopic, although, I didn't question him enough on why he thought this. I don't know...even if it does go up, I am very leery...I can't imagine the pregnancy is truly viable with these factors, and worry that even if it does survive the baby will end up with defects or something due to this trauma. My doctor is stating we need to wait it out, but I am going crazy. I somewhat want to get an abortion...normally something I wouldn't consider (even though this is an unplanned pregnancy), however, I just feel the pregnancy is not healthy and why prolong the inevitable. Thanks for listening!

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