Hi all,

Hope you can help.  My partner has missed 2 periods now, all the home and GP
pregnancy tests are negative however we have heard that as they all test for
HCG it is possible to be pregnant and not test positive?  Does anyone have
any experience either direct or anecdotal about this?

The beloved is going to the Dr's tomorrow for a blood test but I thought I'd
ask here and see if anyone canshed any light?

She's a Phys Ed teacher, very fit and came off the contraceptive pill about
8 months ago and has regular periods since then - she's 31 yrs old.


Regards

G

you can't be pregnant if no hcg is found in your blood.  don't know why she 
would be missing periods unless she is stressed, lost weight, has pcos etc. 
Hope it works out soon.

Alison

"Suffolk/Norfolk man"  wrote in message 
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> Hi all,
>
> Hope you can help.  My partner has missed 2 periods now, all the home and 
> GP
> pregnancy tests are negative however we have heard that as they all test 
> for
> HCG it is possible to be pregnant and not test positive?  Does anyone have
> any experience either direct or anecdotal about this?
>
> The beloved is going to the Dr's tomorrow for a blood test but I thought 
> I'd
> ask here and see if anyone canshed any light?
>
> She's a Phys Ed teacher, very fit and came off the contraceptive pill 
> about
> 8 months ago and has regular periods since then - she's 31 yrs old.
>
>
> Regards
>
> G
>
>
>

i wasn't saying you can't detect it before 4 weeks, i got my bfp at 10dpo, 
i'm just saying that for some people their level is low so that 4 weeks is 
considered the time after which it should be able to be detected.

"Aussie X Stitcher"  wrote in message 
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>
> "alison"  wrote in message 
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>> exactly what i was going to say, i actually work as a scientist in a 
>> pathology lab and do hcg testing every day.  It never goes away when you 
>> are pregnant, unless it is too early to detect ie. less than 4 weeks 
>> pregnant.
>>
>> Alison
>
> You may work in a pathology lab but you aren't actually correct either.  I 
> am currently 10 weeks pregnant.  I found out that I was pregnant at 13 
> days past ovulation with a home pregnancy test purchased at a supermarket.
>
> This isn't actually even considered "early".  A lot will depend upon the 
> sensitivity of the test being used, how much HCG it is able to detect and 
> how far past implantation a woman's pregnancy is.
>
>
>

hcg levels go down to about 10,000 after 10 weeks, never lower than 50 which 
is what most hpt's pick up.

"lisagav69"  wrote in message 
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> Plus I never did say that hgc levels go away  in any form. She was just 
> told
> that hpt (I'm guessing the ones she told the doc she was using) didn't 
> pick
> up THOSE levels. hpt's do differ as you can have a neg from one brand and 
> a
> positive from another.And also, my cousin isn't stupid or anything. If she
> said thats what they told her then I believe her.
>
> "lisagav69"  wrote in message
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>> that's a tad harsh love.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Aussie X Stitcher"  wrote in message
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>> >
>> > "lisagav69"  wrote in message
>> > news:dv8hpn$kh9$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>> > > Sorry but I am saying what the doctors told my cousin. She WAS 6
> months
>> > > preg
>> > > and tests had been showing up neg for 3 months!
>> > >
>> > > I know hgc doesn't go away but they said a hpt will not pick up lower
>> > > amounts of hcg past a certain amount of weeks.
>> > > I haven't got a clue what's wrong or right, I'm just quoting from
>> personal
>> > > experience and didn't mean to upset or offend anyone.
>> > > I did a hpt and after the doc confirmed it, I was only 4 weeks at the
>> time
>> > > of doing it. I now have a wonderful 10 month old daughter.
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > Well dear, I would suggest that either your cousin wasn't listening, or
>> the
>> > Dr is a quack.  HCG is ALWAYS present in a pregnant woman.  ALWAYS.  It
>> does
>> > peak at a certain level but remains present until such time as the
>> pregnancy
>> > ends.  Under normal circumstances if a person's HCG levels remain so 
>> > low
>> as
>> > to be undetected then the pregnancy isn't viable.
>> >
>> > You've been sadly misinformed by your cousin who it seems has somewhat
> of
>> a
>> > sense of drama about them.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

It depends on the levels of hcg. i had missed my period took a test which 
result was neg. i visited my gp who said to just continue with another test 
in a week or so, which returned neg. i then went to hosp to have an etopic 
pregnancy test done apparantly they are more sensitive???which returned neg.
i done more tests every week so i started thinking ok im crazy im not 
pregnant. then i got a positive result ...??? weird i found out i was 11 
weeks pregnant. mmy hcg had not rappidly raised. later i found out my mother 
was 5 months before a test showed positive while carrying my brother. I have 
also found sources on the net to imply this does happen to some women....hcg 
will eventually rise but later than others.

url:http://myreader.co.uk/msg/119097.aspx

It depends on the levels of hcg. i had missed my period took a test which 
result was neg. i visited my gp who said to just continue with another test 
in a week or so, which returned neg. i then went to hosp to have an etopic 
pregnancy test done apparantly they are more sensitive???which returned neg.
i done more tests every week so i started thinking ok im crazy im not 
pregnant. then i got a positive result ...??? weird i found out i was 11 
weeks pregnant. mmy hcg had not rappidly raised. later i found out my mother 
was 5 months before a test showed positive while carrying my brother. I have 
also found sources on the net to imply this does happen to some women....hcg 
will eventually rise but later than others.

url:http://myreader.co.uk/msg/119097.aspx