Period or Pregnancy

One of the headache for most ladies is that her period does not come on time. This may cause them to suspect that they are pregnant. 

However, late period does not mean you are pregnant. Many factors can cause your period to be late.

The important factors are high level of stress, long-distance travel, birth-controlling pill or other medicines and exercises. 

High level of stress, whether work related or family related cause the body to malfunctioning and this indirectly affect the arrival of the period. 

When you travel to another country, water, weather and environment are totally different, your body will need time to adapt the new surrounding and this can affect the punctuality of the period.

Some birth-controlling pill may cause the period to disappear.

So how to tell the difference?

Most of the time, the reliable method is to carry out a pregnancy test at home. If the pregnancy test shows negative results, repeat it again three days later until your period arrives. Do not need to do it every day as it just wastes time and money.

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PREGNANCY TEST METHOD

Other than following the instructions on the manual that comes together with the pregnancy test paper, you should carry out the pregnancy test at least seven days after sex or on the day when your menstruation is due. If you carry out the pregnancy test too early, the test result will not be accurate and you just waste you pregnancy test kit.

Normally the instruction manual will teach you how to dip the kit or paper into the urine sample and how long you should wait before checking the pregnancy test result. You must strictly follow as instructed. If you forget to check pregnancy test result on time, what you see may not be reliable.

PREGNANCY TEST RESULT RELIABILITY

Typically, urine sample plays a part in the reliability of the pregnancy test. The first urine after you wake up in the morning is most suitable for this test, the result obtained will be more reliable. The water or fluid you drink may dilute the level of HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) in the urine and may make the pregnancy test result unreliable.

WHAT TO DO AFTER PREGNANCY TEST?

Once pregnancy test paper indicates that you are pregnant, it is recommended that you do a confirmation check at the gynecological clinic or hospital. There, you can also ask the gynaecologist to perform the other necessary related health check.

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It is very irritating and stressful for many of us to see this contradicting result. Unfortunately, this indeed often happen to women regardless of whether the women are trying to conceive or not.

Should I visit gynaecologist now?

1. If you are very stressed about this or worry about Ectopic pregnancy, it is recommended that you see the gynaecologist immediately. They will perform blood test, urine test and ultrasound to confirm whether you are pregnant or not. Even you are not pregnant, you may still need doctor to give you medicine to regulate your period.

2. If you are also experiencing spotting, but you do not think it is period, you are also advised to see doctor immediately. Spotting can be a sign of pregnancy and it also indicates a possible miscarriage. Hence, if this happens to you, you should seek doctor's help immediately.

3. If you do not experienced any sleep problem or increased stress and you did not take any trip in the past month or exercises too much, but your period has been delayed for a week or more, it is also recommended that you seek doctor's help.

Causes of this conflicting result

1.TEST METHOD

• Test too early
  You may be pregnant, but you took the test too early. Your egg may have been fertilized, but your body have not produced enough Human Chorionic Gonadotropin(HCG) for the test strip to measure. Lower HCG in your body means the test kit will show negative result. It is recommended that you carry out the test at least two days again.
• Method
  You may be pregnant, the method used by you is wrong and cause it to show negative result. You may not dip the test strip into the urine well or did not hold the test strip well in the urine. You may have waited too long or too short to see the result.
  To avoid this, you should follow the instruction come with the test kit strictly and like to confirm again on the next day using your first urine after wake up in the morning
• Urine sample
  You may be pregnant, but the urine sample is not perfect for the test. If you have drunk a lot of water of other fluid before carrying the test, the HCG level in your urine may have been diluted, this causes the result to show negative. To avoid this, you should consider carrying the test using the first urine sample after you wake up.

2.IRREGULARLY CYCLE

• Stress
  You may not be pregnant and it is the stress or sleep problem causes your period to be delayed. Traveling and exercising can also contribute to this. You may like to visit the gynaecologist who may give a complete diagnosis and give you pill to regulate your hormone.
• Pill
  f you are on birth control pills, the pill itself can cause the period to disappear. If you have any concern, you should call your doctor.

This article should be treated as information, not medical advice.

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