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How To Confirm Pregnancy?
Hi my name is cheryle i went off my birth control on january 20th 2012 because it was giving me ovarian cysts and before that i had changed my birth control a week earlier, but i wasnt always taking it correctly and i had a period on january8th 2012. Right now since the 24th of january i have had some light bleeding which has almost been heavy at times but most of the time very light. i am not passing clots but more of blood mostly light pink but a couple of times it was bright red. i am also having some watery stools today and yesterday. I have been having some light cramping but mostly in the middle of my stomach not like on the sides with my period. i was just wondering if these were signs of pregnancy and how early can i take a home pregnancy test ?
Mon, 19 Jan 2015
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Watery stools and stomach cramps do not indicate pregnancy, on the other hand you have diarrhea and so drink plenty of water so that you do not get dehydrated. Use a ORS packet if you get dehydrated.
With regard to you being pregnant, as you had bleeding for some days most probably it could be your menstrual bleeding. In order to confirm if you are pregnant or not do a morning sample urine pregnancy test after 20 days of having sexual intercourse. It will give you an accurate result then.Hope that answers your question.
Regards, Dr.Imaad.
Watery stools and stomach cramps do not indicate pregnancy, on the other hand you have diarrhea and so drink plenty of water so that you do not get dehydrated. Use a ORS packet if you get dehydrated.
With regard to you being pregnant, as you had bleeding for some days most probably it could be your menstrual bleeding. In order to confirm if you are pregnant or not do a morning sample urine pregnancy test after 20 days of having sexual intercourse. It will give you an accurate result then.Hope that answers your question.
Regards, Dr.Imaad.
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