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12/25/06 4:44 PM
1. It is not uncommon for many factors to affect your menses - Pregnancy is not the only reason for a missed period.
2. Home pregnancy tests have two problems. The first is that most are not as accurate as a hospital test. The second is that the user is not as educated as a medical technologist. When it says use the first specimen in the morning, many women do not do so. Later in the day, levels of pregnancy hormones are lower in your urine, so you may be getting a negative test for that reason. Also, failure to follow every step correctly can cause a false result.
3. When in doubt, see a doctor and get the blood pregnancy test, which is most accurate. There are two versions of these. The first is similar to your home test, but uses blood. The other detects even tinier amounts of the hormone HCG, and gives the doctor an actual number.
4. If you are having severe pain, by all means go to the emergency room if you cannot get in to your regular gynecologist or family doctor, but don't abuse the emergency room simply to get a blood test.
5. Finally, when in doubt, trust your physician. He knows the best test for you and how to read the signs of your body.