A 23-year-old female asked:
how would you differentiate between decidual bleeding and menustral bleeding? how likely is this to interfere with hpt results?
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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered
22 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Implantation bleed: Implantation bleeding is much more common on the internet than in real life. It occurs rarely and exclusively in someone who is pregnant. The only way to know if someone had implantation bleeding or just irregular menstrual bleeding is to wait and see if you are pregnant. If your test is positive then this was implantation bleeding. If it is negative then it is just irregular menstrual bleeding.
Answered on Feb 8, 2014
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Dr. Robert Kwok answered
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Accuracy is ok: The accuracy of an HCG pregnancy test should not be changed whether a woman is bleeding or not bleeding. That means if her level is 25, a urine test t ... Read More
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Dr. Michael Sparacino answered
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1 week late: They become positive at bout the time you're 1 week late.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Parul Krishnamurthy answered
34 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Wait and see: Repeat the hCG level in a week, most likely it will be <5 in which case no further follow up would be necessary, if not check with your ob/gyn. Sor ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered
30 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
No: The lack of the pregnancy hormone is why the pregnancy test is negative. You do not have to have any bleeding to have a negative pregnancy test.
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