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Could I be pregnant?

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I'm still trying to figure out if I'm pregnant or if I'm just stressed. The first day of my last period was Aug 31. I'm mildly nauseous, completely exhausted (I'm probably asleep more than I'm awake), occasionally crampy, definately moody (I cry at everything, even things that aren't sad... like when I found the jar of peanut butter that I couldn't find) BUT all the home pregnancy tests I've taken have been negative. The last one I took was Friday morning as I'm trying to space out when I do them because buying them is getting expensive. I tried to make a doctor's appointment and they would not let me because I had only missed one period. I needed to miss two before they would even let me try to schedule one. I am incredibly stressed because of graduate school and deadlines for things and I realize this stress could be responsible for at least most of my symptoms. But I can't stop wondering...

Could I be pregnant even if the tests are still negative?
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You could still be pregnant yes. Really strange that they wouldn't let you make a doctors appointment? Have you tried a free clinic near you? like a family planning one or something like that? They can give you free tests as yes, they would be starting to get VERY pricey. If you're still getting negative tests though i guess the only thing to do is wait it out. Annoying i know. Every woman is different though and whilst some will show positive on a test done on their first late day, others won't get a positive result till alot later on. Hope you get some answers soon, till then try to relax as much as possible, stress isn't good for you either way but especially not if your pregnant! Love and best wishes. x
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My test was negative again this morning.

It'd have to be a one in thousand chance that I'm actually pregnant and still showing negative results right?
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you can buy preg test at the dollar stores for a dollar if they come out pos. then buy a more expensive test and recheck it. yes possible but not likely.
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Yes, I'd agree that it seems doubtful that you'd be pregnant. If you got pregnant in August there would definitely be enough of the hormone in your system for the test to be positive.

That being said I had tests that said I wasn't pregnant when I was. But, it was around 2 weeks late that they finally showed positive.

You defnitely need a blood test to confirm. I can't believe your doctor wouldn't see you b/c maybe there's something more serious going on that they should check out!

Good luck.
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My last period was August 20th and I got pregnant around September 15th and had a BLOOD TEST which is supposed to be highly more sensitive than urine tests and it came back negative (as did all my urine tests) when I took them around October 1st. It took me taking a home pg test on my own in the middle of October to find out I was pg. My doc said that my body wasn't making enough of the pregnancy hormone even though it should have shown up. Either that or there was a lab error which is unlikely. Anyway, it seems unlikely that you are if you keep getting negative tests, but it could be that you just aren't making enough yet to register. I'm surprised your doc won't send you for a blood test if you've skipped a period...I'd either push for that or wait a few days and keep testing! FYI my levels are perfect now and the baby is too so don't worry about that either.
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you could still be pregnant i did a test twice a week for a month and they were negative finally went to doctors they told me i was pregnant went for a scan that week and worked out i was 3 months pregnant so all the time it came up negative i was actually 2 months pregnant. This time i did one test came up straight away a positive sign!!!!
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Your probably not pregnant I went through the same thing for almost a year.. I had had 3 periods in 11 months and had all the symptoms of being pregnant and every test I took was negative.. I don't think it was completely from stress but it definitely played into it.. It took me having a miscarriage in August for everything to regulate again.. Just hang in there though and go see your doctor.. Have them check your thyroid that can make you miss periods to if it is out of wack..
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