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Is Intermittent Heartburn A Symptom Of Pregnancy?

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Posted on Mon, 16 Nov 2015
Question: Does heartburn come and go for 3 days 1 week before period could be pregnancy ? And light cramps come and go?
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Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (26 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
The only way to know is to have pregnancy test.

Detailed Answer:
I can understand your anxiety over these symptoms but there is no way to tell whether they are due to pregnancy unless you get a pregnancy test.

Many people have heartburn intermittently without being pregnant.

And it is not uncommon to have light cramps in the week before the period.

A home pregnancy test is fairly reliably accurate by the first day of the missed/expected menstrual period. If the period is missed and the initial urine pregnancy test is negative, you can recheck it in 1 week for accuracy.

A pregnancy test done by drawing blood is accurate usually by 7 - 12 days after ovulation/conception. So if you are very anxious about this, you can go in to your doctor's office, an urgent care, or a clinic such as Planned Parenthood and have this done.

Typical symptoms of early pregnancy are nausea, breast tenderness, and fatigue. Heartburn, if it is going to occur, would be more likely to come later.

I would suggest if you are anxious about this to get a blood test. If it is negative, I would highly recommend that you consider a reliable form of birth control so that you don't have to worry in the future. The Pill is a reliable contraceptive and will help regulate your periods and often women find that their periods are lighter on the pill. Other contraceptives such as the IUD, implant, Depo, are all pretty good. And they will take away the anxiety.

I hope this information helps.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (15 minutes later)
Thank you so much. Lets say i could be pregnant right now and i dont know .. I am taking Antibiotics for my tooth right now it will effect anything?
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Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
That depends on which antibiotic it is.

Detailed Answer:
Medications are rated according to their safety during pregnancy. And some medications the safety is unknown. Can you tell me which antibiotic it is, and I can look up it's safety rating for pregnancy?
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (9 minutes later)
This one amoxillicin?
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Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (36 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Amoxicillin is safe in pregnancy.

Detailed Answer:
Amoxicillin is considered a safe antibiotic to take during pregnancy. So no worries there.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (1 hour later)
Thanks.. I have another question i did ovulation test few weeks ago like 3 weeks had the egg white discharge did ovulation test one line dark another one light few days after the discharge .and another day negative .. Then i took one yesterday i did again and it came 2 dark line what that means? Could i ovulate 1 before period?
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Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (30 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Please read the instructions on this particular ovulation detector kit.

Detailed Answer:
Various kits have different instructions and meanings for their tests, but usually two dark lines mean you are having a luteinizing hormone surge that goes with ovulation.
It is possible you did not ovulate before but are ovulating now. Or, it could indicate that you are pregnant as HCG of pregnancy can sometimes make an ovulation kit turn positive. Take a look at the information insert in the kit and it may tell you about this.

I would advise you go in for a blood pregnancy test and you will know definitively what is going on.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (14 hours later)
I am having this apotting?
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Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Only way to know is with a pregnancy test.

Detailed Answer:
It is hard to know - spotting can be from shifts of hormones and does not necessarily mean you are pregnant, or not. Why not go in to a clinic tomorrow and be tested. Then you will know.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Is Intermittent Heartburn A Symptom Of Pregnancy?

Brief Answer: The only way to know is to have pregnancy test. Detailed Answer: I can understand your anxiety over these symptoms but there is no way to tell whether they are due to pregnancy unless you get a pregnancy test. Many people have heartburn intermittently without being pregnant. And it is not uncommon to have light cramps in the week before the period. A home pregnancy test is fairly reliably accurate by the first day of the missed/expected menstrual period. If the period is missed and the initial urine pregnancy test is negative, you can recheck it in 1 week for accuracy. A pregnancy test done by drawing blood is accurate usually by 7 - 12 days after ovulation/conception. So if you are very anxious about this, you can go in to your doctor's office, an urgent care, or a clinic such as Planned Parenthood and have this done. Typical symptoms of early pregnancy are nausea, breast tenderness, and fatigue. Heartburn, if it is going to occur, would be more likely to come later. I would suggest if you are anxious about this to get a blood test. If it is negative, I would highly recommend that you consider a reliable form of birth control so that you don't have to worry in the future. The Pill is a reliable contraceptive and will help regulate your periods and often women find that their periods are lighter on the pill. Other contraceptives such as the IUD, implant, Depo, are all pretty good. And they will take away the anxiety. I hope this information helps.