will i get a positive pregnancy test with ectopic?
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Since ectopic pregnancies still produce the hormone hCG, they'll register as a positive home pregnancy test. Women with ectopic pregnancies will also experience early pregnancy symptoms like sore breasts, nausea, spotting, and more.
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However, some women who have an ectopic pregnancy have the usual early signs or symptoms of pregnancy — a missed period, breast tenderness and nausea. If you take a pregnancy test, the result will be positive. Still, an ectopic pregnancy can't continue as normal.
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A pregnancy test can detect hCG levels within 10 days of a missed period, and some tests can detect it even earlier, within a week of conception. A negative pregnancy test does not absolutely rule out pregnancy or ectopic pregnancy; it may simply be too early to detect hCG in the mother's urine or blood.
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Since ectopic pregnancies still produce the hormone hCG, they'll register as a positive home pregnancy test.
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Even in a normal intrauterine pregnancy, false negative urine pregnancy results may occur if the urine is very dilute. A negative urine hCG does not definitively rule out ectopic pregnancy, regardless of the date of the last menstrual period.
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Symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy An ectopic pregnancy doesn't always cause symptoms and may only be detected during a routine pregnancy scan. If you do have symptoms, they tend to develop between the 4th and 12th week of pregnancy. Symptoms can include a combination of: a missed period and other signs of pregnancy.
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If your pregnancy test is negative, it's unlikely that your symptoms are being caused by an ectopic pregnancy. If your pregnancy test is positive or your symptoms strongly suggest you have an ectopic pregnancy, your GP may refer you to a hospital specialist.
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A pelvic exam can help your doctor identify areas of pain, tenderness, or a mass in the fallopian tube or ovary. However, your doctor can't diagnose an ectopic pregnancy by examining you. You'll need blood tests and an ultrasound.
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An ectopic pregnancy is likely if there are no signs of an embryo or fetus in the uterus as expected, but hCG levels are elevated or rising.
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Yes, You Can Conceive after an Ectopic Pregnancy Studies show similar rates of conception after an ectopic pregnancy, regardless of how it was treated, and numbers are high–up to 80% will go on to have a live birth. However, the risk of another ectopic is still increased in future pregnancies.
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Most ectopic pregnancies (90%) occur in the fallopian tube, which are known as tubal pregnancies, but implantation can also occur on the cervix, ovaries, or within the abdomen. Detection of ectopic pregnancy is typically by blood tests for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and ultrasound.
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Exams and Tests. Most ectopic pregnancies can be detected using a pelvic exam, ultrasound, and blood tests.
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Also, a woman with an ectopic pregnancy (in which the blastocyst implants outside the uterus) may not have detectable levels of hCG in her blood. Failure to detect an ectopic pregnancy can be dangerous. Thus, a woman should consult with a physician in conjunction with any pregnancy test, positive or negative.
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Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy If your pregnancy test is negative, it's unlikely that your symptoms are being caused by an ectopic pregnancy.
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An ectopic pregnancy after 5 weeks can usually be diagnosed and treated with a laparoscope. But laparoscopy is not often used to diagnose a very early ectopic pregnancy, because ultrasound and blood pregnancy tests are very accurate.
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This blood test may be repeated every few days until ultrasound testing can confirm or rule out an ectopic pregnancy — usually about five to six weeks after conception.
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However, if you do conceive while taking a progestin-only birth control (minipill), there's a slightly higher chance that the pregnancy will be ectopic. As a precaution, if you suspect you're pregnant, take a home pregnancy test. If the home pregnancy test is positive, stop taking the pill.