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What Are The Symptoms Of Pregnancy?

I don t know whether I am pregnant or not. My period started of February 28th-5th of March. I dont know when i ovulated but i had intercourse every 2 days starting the 6th-16th of March. I did blood work on the 26th of March and it came back Negative. My expected period should have started on the 28th and no later than the 31st of March but I have yet to get it (April 3rd) My question is, could there be a chance that the blood results were a false Negative?
Thu, 21 May 2015
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The dates of your intercourse do fall in the fertile window which is 14 days (+/- 4 days) prior to the next expected menses.
The symptoms of early pregnancy - in first three months are:
1. Missing a period
2. Nausea and vomiting
3. Frequency of urination
4. Breast Changes -
* Engorgement and tenderness
* Brownish discolouration of nipples and areola. This happens in first pregnancy and is permanent change.
* Increasing the size of areola
* Clear secretions from nipple on squeezing
However, pregnancy is never diagnosed on any of these symptoms. For confirmation of pregnancy, clinical examination is necessary. To support the clinical diagnosis, urine pregnancy test and/or ultrasonography after 8-10 days of missed period is performed. Beta hCG test is highly specific and sensitive which can give reliable results within 2-3 days of missed period.
You must have realized that you have done your pregnancy test rather too early. Get your urine pregnancy test and/or ultrasonography done any time after 6th of April which will be reliable.
I hope you have got the answer for your query.

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What Are The Symptoms Of Pregnancy?

The dates of your intercourse do fall in the fertile window which is 14 days (+/- 4 days) prior to the next expected menses. The symptoms of early pregnancy - in first three months are: 1. Missing a period 2. Nausea and vomiting 3. Frequency of urination 4. Breast Changes - * Engorgement and tenderness * Brownish discolouration of nipples and areola. This happens in first pregnancy and is permanent change. * Increasing the size of areola * Clear secretions from nipple on squeezing However, pregnancy is never diagnosed on any of these symptoms. For confirmation of pregnancy, clinical examination is necessary. To support the clinical diagnosis, urine pregnancy test and/or ultrasonography after 8-10 days of missed period is performed. Beta hCG test is highly specific and sensitive which can give reliable results within 2-3 days of missed period. You must have realized that you have done your pregnancy test rather too early. Get your urine pregnancy test and/or ultrasonography done any time after 6th of April which will be reliable. I hope you have got the answer for your query.