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Could i be pregnant even if a test doesn't show two weeks after missed period? i took a pregnancy test two weeks after my expected period. it came out negative but i still have not gotten my period and i'm having a lot of cramping and constipation. could

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Please : Please take another urine pregnancy test. If it is still negative, please be seen by your doctor; you may need a blood pregnancy test which is more accurate than urine. If you have any pain, spotting, or light-headedness/fainting then you would have to be seen in the er.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Missed period: Reasons for missed /late periods: low body weight, obesity, marked weight gain or loss, over-exercise such as in endurance athletes, breast-feeding, stress, illness, eating disorders (bulimia or anorexia), travel, hormone irregularities, drug use, medications (i.e., birth control) or med problem (polycystic ovary syndrome or Asherman’s syndrome. #1 reason is pregnancy.

Answered 7/17/2019

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