Posted by Racer on April 4, 2006, at 22:44:21
In reply to Re: PMS or Pregnancy? After I stopped birth control..., posted by Glydin on April 4, 2006, at 22:06:42
It's hard to say, but from what I"ve read, false positives are pretty uncommon on those home pregnancy tests. Except the "digital" ones that have the special holder. Those are apparently less reliable than the regular "two lines versus one line" tests. (There's even a website about them, cross my heart, called something like "peeonastick.com")
What's more common, though, is getting a positive test result, and then miscarrying very early. The pregnancy tests can detect the hormones in pregnancy before the zygote implants, so if there's failure to implant, you would no longer be pregnant. The statistics are pretty grim: nearly half of all eggs fertilized do not result in a viable pregnancy. And if all conditions are optimal for conception, it will take place about 25% of the time.
(Not like I've ever thought of this stuff, huh?)
The last time I took the Pill, I had a lot of spotting when I stopped it. And felt pretty dang sick for a few days, too -- so much so, my doctor ended up putting me on bed rest for several days. Everyone's different, but it can play funny tricks on you.
Hie thee to your OB/GYN, and get it checked out...
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