can you still have a period and be pregnant and have a negative pregnancy test?
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If your period is very late, or you've skipped your period, and you get a negative result, you are unlikely to be pregnant. If you are testing before the date of your expected period, you may be pregnant but your hCG levels are too low for the test to detect.
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However, negative results are less reliable. For example, if you do a pregnancy test too early, you could be pregnant, but there may not be enough HCG in your body to give a positive test result. Pregnancy tests vary in their sensitivity (how soon they can detect HCG and what level of HCG needs to be present).
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Symptoms With a Negative Test Feeling pregnant doesn't mean you are, but a negative pregnancy test can be wrong. A pregnancy test may be negative if: You tested too early. There isn't enough pregnancy hormone hCG in your urine yet.
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Could a negative result be wrong? It's possible to get a negative result from a home pregnancy test when you're actually pregnant. This is known as a false-negative.
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Some women get a negative test, and then later test positive for pregnancy. If this happens, believe the positive test. ... If the test is negative, or you continue to get a mix of positive and negative pregnancy tests, it could mean you are having a miscarriage or that your HCG levels are very low. Call your doctor.
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If you have waited until after your period was due and taken a pregnancy test that delivered a negative result, there is a good chance you are not pregnant. Watching for implantation bleeding while trying to get pregnant is fine, but many women do not experience nor notice implantation spotting even when it does occur.
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False Negative When You're Pregnant It's OK to occasionally have an off cycle. You can't get a positive pregnancy test until a certain set number of days has passed since ovulation (which is the time of conception). If ovulation came later this month, you will need to test later.
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It is possible to be pregnant and have light bleeding that seems kind of like a period, but it's not the same as a period. If you really feel like something is wrong, check with your doctor or a Planned Parenthood health center. And yes, you can take a pregnancy test even if you're having bleeding.
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Feeling pregnant doesn't mean you are, but a negative pregnancy test can be wrong. A pregnancy test may be negative if: You tested too early. There isn't enough pregnancy hormone hCG in your urine yet.
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It's possible to get a negative result from a home pregnancy test when you're actually pregnant. This is known as a false-negative.
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Our experts answer your pregnancy questions If your cycle is unpredictable and your test was negative, you might actually be pregnant but took the test too early. Even if you did miss your period but it hasn't been at least a couple of weeks since you conceived, you could still get a “false negative.”
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If you keep having negative pregnancy tests and your period is 6 to 8 weeks late, tell your healthcare provider. Home tests are not 100% accurate. You may get a positive test result even when you are not pregnant if: You are taking antidepressant drugs.
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Yes, it is possible. Getting a negative result doesn't mean you're not pregnant, it may just mean your hCG levels are not high enough for the test to detect the hormone in your urine. ... Also, if you're testing very early, your test may only detect hCG in your urine in the morning when it's most concentrated.
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A repeated negative pregnancy test even with a missed period typically means that you are not pregnant. A negative pregnancy test a week or more after your missed period indicates that your chance of being pregnant is less than 1-2%. A positive pregnancy test usually means that you are pregnant.
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The short answer is no. Despite all of the claims out there, it isn't possible to have a period while you're pregnant. Rather, you might experience “spotting” during early pregnancy, which is usually light pink or dark brown in color.
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If you test too early, a test may not pick up enough hCG to turn positive. If you're testing before the day of your expected period, you may see a negative result – even if you're pregnant – if: Your test wasn't sensitive enough for early testing.
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Why did I get a negative test result? You can get a negative result on your pregnancy test for two reasons: You are not pregnant or you are pregnant, but you tested too early for the pregnancy test you used to pick up the hCG 'pregnancy' hormone in your body.