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Can Mefenamic Tablets Or The HPT Be Wrong In Confirming Pregnancy?

I`ve taken Mefenamic tablets 250mg before my last period was due on the 14th of feb. I only took 2 tablets and now i`ve taken 2 home pregnancy tests and they are both saying positive. I`m getting my usual period cramps before i have my period. i`m wondering if the 2 tablets i had taken would give a false reading or not /
Mon, 10 Mar 2014
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Hello, and thanks for the query,

I understand your query.

Mefenamic acid tablets do not give a false positive result. They are pain killers. The cramps may be due to pregnancy or a sign of threatened abortion or an ectopic pregnancy [ pregnancy outside the uterus , in tubes or ovaries].

So it is better to get an examination by an obstetrician and an ultrasound to clarify things as soon as possible urgently.

Hope this satisfies your query.
Thanks for using HCM.     
Feel free to ask any more questions that you may have.
Dr Madhuri Bagde
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist
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Can Mefenamic Tablets Or The HPT Be Wrong In Confirming Pregnancy?

Hello, and thanks for the query, I understand your query. Mefenamic acid tablets do not give a false positive result. They are pain killers. The cramps may be due to pregnancy or a sign of threatened abortion or an ectopic pregnancy [ pregnancy outside the uterus , in tubes or ovaries]. So it is better to get an examination by an obstetrician and an ultrasound to clarify things as soon as possible urgently. Hope this satisfies your query. Thanks for using HCM. Feel free to ask any more questions that you may have. Dr Madhuri Bagde Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist