The menstrual cycle is an integral part of women's health. This process is natural and accompanies a woman for many years. Critical days begin at approximately 12-14 years of age and continue until approximately 50 years of age. The first day of a new cycle begins with menstruation - bloody discharge, as a result of rejection of the inner layer of the uterus associated with the failure of fertilization. A common reason for the absence of regular menstruation is pregnancy. This is confirmed by a routine pregnancy test. If there is a delay in menstruation, the test is negative, which may indicate possible health problems or pregnancy pathology.

Menstrual cycle, periods

The cyclicity of menstruation is a hormone-dependent process. With the normal functioning of the female body, the menstrual cycle lasts a certain number of days. There are 2 phases that are separated by a special process - ovulation. The first phase is responsible for the development of the egg - then a mature egg is released, ready for conception - the second phase is responsible for preparing the female organs for possible conception.

Causes of cycle disruption

There is a delay, but the test is negative. What is the real reason?

Delayed menstruation is an unnatural condition that requires correction.

Reasons for a negative test during a delay

• · Incorrect use of the tool can distort the result, i.e. show a negative answer if pregnant. There are quite a few types of tests, and some have their own “subtleties” of use that should definitely be taken into account. The types of tests and their use are described in detail in the article.
• · Poor quality test may give false results. There are tests of reputable brands, the quality of which has been tested by time. But along with them, tests from little-known or completely unknown brands regularly appear on the shelves. You should be wary of such tests, and choose a well-known brand to use.
• ·With an irregular cycle, a negative test result may be false. A woman, noticing the expected delay, assumes pregnancy, but the test says the opposite. In this situation, the period may be shorter than expected, then it should be repeated in a few days.
• ·Unintended pregnancy, i.e. ectopic (the embryo is outside the uterus, often in the tube) or frozen, can cause a negative test, although a delay in menstruation occurs. The causes and symptoms of these pathologies are revealed in the topics: and.
• ·If the cycle failure is caused by a disease, the test will be negative.
• In rare cases, but it still happens negative test when delayed, due to the low concentration of hCG in the urine, due to the large amount of fluid drunk before bed.

Delayed menstruation, test negative. What to do?

If there is a delay with a negative test, you should:

1. Consult a doctor, because some conditions that cause a delay in menstruation may require urgent help. Based on the anamnesis (the woman's health history) and examination, it will confirm or deny the presence of pregnancy. If necessary, he will prescribe tests, on the basis of which a consultation with specialized specialists will be scheduled.
2. Get an ultrasound of the pelvic organs. In some cases, pathology, such as polycystic ovary syndrome or ectopic pregnancy, is key.

To determine the criticality of the delay, a woman should keep a monthly calendar. It records the start and end dates of menstruation, so it is not difficult to determine the length of the menstrual cycle and consistency.

Treatment for delay is to get rid of the cause of its occurrence.

How to prevent menstrual irregularities?

To prevent this condition, a woman needs.

1) Pay attention to your health, paying attention to even the slightest disruptions.

2) regularly, at least once a year, visit an antenatal clinic. In case of any violations, consult a doctor unscheduled.

3) maintain a "Women's Calendar".

5) Relieve yourself as much as possible from stress and fatigue, find a little time just for yourself.

6) Observe the rules of sexual behavior.

If your period is late, a negative test can cause panic. However, there is no need to panic. Before visiting a doctor, you can do one or two more tests, strictly following all the rules of use, preferably from different brands, and compare the results. In some cases this will provide clarity.

Morning sickness, increased appetite, dizziness - these symptoms definitely make anyone think: “I’m pregnant.” And if your period is also delayed, then go straight to the pharmacy for a test.

It doesn’t matter whether you are happy or sad that there is only one strip, you should not put off a visit to the gynecologist. Because there are many reasons why it is simply unreliable. A pregnancy test may show a negative result if it is present. Let's consider in what cases.

Reasons for delay without pregnancy

If, as they say, the Reds did not come. And even if they stay for a long time, do not rush to ask your mother to knit booties and please your other half. The absence of menstruation is not always a sign that there is a pregnancy. The reasons may be different:

• female diseases, for example, inflammation of the ovaries;
• strict diets;
• constant food restrictions;
• stress;
• deep depressive states;
• great physical activity;
• hormonal disbalance.

If your period is late and the test is negative, contact your doctor. Because this could be a sign of a serious illness. And only a specialist can determine exactly why the test shows a negative result in the absence of regular periods.

And be sure to stop with such diets and avoid stressful situations. Even if you are not expecting a baby now, it will happen. You need to take care of yourself and take care of your health so that in the future there are no problems when conceiving and carrying a baby.

How to use the test correctly?

In most cases during pregnancy, the test shows a negative result due to a technical reason. Namely, if it is of poor quality or incorrectly applied. The test may be expired, damaged, or stored in improper conditions.

Basic Rules:

• Before you start testing, read the instructions carefully. Even if this is not your first time.
• Do the analysis in the morning, immediately after waking up. She opened her eyes, stood up, and took the test. Then it’s breakfast, washing and so on.
• Use only clean and dry utensils. Wash the container in advance in the evening and be sure to rinse and wipe dry in the morning.
• Evaluate the result exactly after the specified time. This is the most important rule. Record the time and watch it carefully. This is important for adequate assessment of the result. Please note that after ten minutes the test loses its diagnostic value.

If the second line on the test is barely visible, there is a pregnancy. In the early stages, pregnancy with a negative test is possible. At the beginning of fetal development, the amount of hCG in a woman’s blood is small, so the test may show a negative result. It is recommended to repeat it after three days. If a repeat test does not give a positive result, you should not immediately think that you are not expecting a child.

Negative result

Can pregnancy occur with a negative test if it is used correctly and repeatedly? Yes, it's quite possible. If you think you are expecting a baby and your period is late, consult your doctor. There are a number of other reasons why the test will not show a positive result.

Taking medications and diuretics before testing in the early stages can affect the result. As well as drinking plenty of fluids in general. If a pregnant woman drank a lot of liquid the day before, then you shouldn’t count on an adequate response. Because the amount of hCG in diluted urine is much less.

If you suspect that you are expecting a baby, and today's test did not confirm this, remember how much fluid you drank the day before. If you were tormented by an unquenchable thirst or the evening tea with your mother in the kitchen was longer than usual, perhaps the test was unable to detect pregnancy because of this. In this case, you can repeat the test tomorrow morning.

An alarming reason for the absence of a second line on the test may be a pathology in the development of the unborn child or problems in the body of the woman herself. In addition to incorrect use of the test or its poor quality, the reasons for one strip during pregnancy can be serious. So, the reasons for a negative test in the presence of pregnancy, due to serious problems:

• Kidney disease in women. If they do not work properly, the amount of hCG in the blood is significantly less. Because of this, it may simply not be sufficient for a positive diagnosis.
• Anomalies in fetal development. They can be genetic, associated with the wrong number of chromosomes in the child, or acquired. The latter are influenced by external factors for the fetus. Such as the mother's diet, external physical influences.
• Pathologies associated with the formation of the placenta and its detachment. This phenomenon can be caused by a wide range of reasons related to both external influences and heredity, the general health of the woman and previous pregnancies.
• Frozen pregnancy. In the early stages, this is an empty fertilized egg. When fertilization went well, but the embryo does not develop. The reasons for this phenomenon may be related to the lifestyle and general health of the mother. The most dangerous factors that can trigger freezing are stress, alcohol and smoking.
• Risk of miscarriage. Most often, in the early stages, this occurs due to genetic incompatibility of the parents or incompatibility of the Rh blood factor. Another influencing factor is the abnormal structure of a woman’s uterus.
• Development of ectopic pregnancy. Diagnosis is often complicated by the fact that there is no delay in the menstrual cycle. That is, in fact, there may be no visible reason to suspect this particular condition. If the cycle is regular, then the woman may not think about whether pregnancy is possible with a negative test. Therefore, the main advice: if you suspect pregnancy or simply have symptoms uncharacteristic of a healthy state, urgently make an appointment with a gynecologist.

It doesn't matter whether you want a child or not. Is this second line on the test cherished or frightening? The main thing is to be able to behave correctly in its absence. Namely, do not rejoice or cry, but consult a gynecologist. Both with a positive result, which is natural, and with a negative one. After all, if you bought a test, then there is reason to believe that something is happening to the body. And the rapid test, as is already clear, is not the main arbiter in this matter. You may be pregnant even though it only has one line.

Many women experience the disappointment of a negative pregnancy test result when they are trying to conceive. Sometimes even if there is only one line there can be symptoms of pregnancy and it can be very confusing. In some cases, the hCG blood test shows that you are not pregnant, but you still have some symptoms. Why might this condition occur?

I have a negative test but still feel pregnant - why is this happening?

1. The test was used too early

Pregnancy tests respond to human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). It takes time for sufficient amounts of this hormone to be produced. If the test is performed when there is not enough of it yet, the result will be false negative. This usually occurs when women check for pregnancy before a missed period occurs. If you wait a few days after your period is expected, the test result should not be a false negative, given its high sensitivity.

2. Fluctuations in ovulation time

If you have an irregular cycle, it is possible that ovulation occurred at the end of the cycle, then the test is too early. From time to time, even in women with a regular menstrual cycle, the release of an egg may occur before the period. Therefore, this may delay detection in urine. Levels of this hormone may already be quite high to be detected by a blood test as early as 8-10 days after ovulation; a home urine test requires an additional week. Therefore, wait a little and repeat the test if your period still does not occur.

3. Miscalculation in the cycle

You may get a negative pregnancy test result if you miscalculate the date, especially if you forget the date of your last period. If your partner has healthy sperm and the environment is just right, there is a 3-day window when you can get pregnant during ovulation. Therefore, sexual intercourse can occur earlier, and conception will occur in a few days. If you think the result is incorrect due to miscalculation of dates, wait a few days and check again.

4. Diluted urine

If the collected urine sample is somehow diluted (for example, you took the test during the day after drinking a large amount of liquid), this will cause the device to not detect hCG. If the pregnancy test is negative, it should be confirmed by a physical examination and/or ultrasound for confirmation.

5. Hook effect during pregnancy

The hook effect occurs when the test antibodies are overloaded with the administered antigen and are unable to bind to the antibodies. To make it easier to understand the essence of this effect and apply it to a pregnancy test, we can say more simply that the hook effect occurs when the level of hCG in women is so high that it cannot be associated with the antibodies being analyzed, and therefore the test cannot effectively cope with your task.

HCG levels must be extremely high for this to happen, which can occur between 8-10 weeks or earlier in multiple pregnancies, later the hormone levels will begin to level off.

When the hook effect occurs, you will either get a very weak positive pregnancy test result despite darker lines being visible earlier, or you may get a false negative result without a second line. The test simply couldn't handle the high hCG levels and gave you an unreliable answer.

What should I do?

What can you do if the tests show a negative result, but you still feel symptoms of pregnancy? It depends on whether you are expecting your period or not. There is a 50/50 chance that the test could be false if you are not expecting your period yet. Wait a few days and repeat it.

You should repeat it after two or three days if the expected period of menstruation has already passed and the strip is still there. However, if your period starts and you still feel pregnant, you should wait a few days after it and test again.

There may be other reasons for missing periods if the tests are still negative. You can repeat the definition again if you want. But if this time it shows that you are not pregnant, this almost certainly means that you are. There may be other reasons for this condition that require you to see a doctor. Plus, it can be too hard to accept a negative result if you've been trying really hard to conceive.

Personal experiences of other women

You are not alone in this situation. There are a large number of women who experience pregnancy symptoms but have negative test results. Here are a few cases where the result was ultimately positive, sometimes much later.

Case 1

“I have been pregnant since the beginning of June. On June 23rd I took my first blood test to make sure I was pregnant, even though I had my period that month, I had been vomiting for 3 days. The result was negative.

Then, in mid-July, I felt sick every morning. I went to the doctor and he said that I was pregnant or suffering from allergies to the food I was eating. Later that night at home, I took a pregnancy test and it showed two lines. I returned to the doctor (different), he did an ultrasound and confirmed this wonderful news! "My period was actually implantation bleeding."

Case 2

“I took a positive pregnancy test when I was supposed to be on my period. And after 8 days I went to my doctor and took a blood test, which was negative. I was experiencing pregnancy symptoms and I could feel my body changing. The doctor made me come back after two weeks and a blood test finally showed that I was expecting a baby. It took time for the hormones to increase. I knew I was pregnant, and I was right! Good luck to everyone and I hope this situation doesn’t drive you crazy like it did for me.”

It's important to trust your instincts if you think you might be pregnant. There are many women who are simply “aware of their situation from the very beginning. Your friends or family may tell you that it's "all in your head," but you know your body better than anyone else. Most often, women with a strong suspicion of pregnancy turn out to be right!

A woman’s delay in menstruation is always a cause for concern, joyful for some, not so much for others. In any case, it is very important to recognize the cause of such changes in the body. The first thing you can think about in this situation is the onset of pregnancy. Still, there are other probable factors that could cause the violations. What to do and what to think if you don’t have your period and the pregnancy test is negative.

Is pregnancy possible with a negative test?

It should be noted here that such a test works on the principle of detecting human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). This hormone begins to be produced when a fertilized egg attaches to the uterus.

A negative test in the presence of pregnancy is considered to be a false negative. There are several reasons why the result may be incorrect:

1. Incorrect use of the test. The main thing that is necessary to eliminate this reason is to study the instructions and make sure that the actions are correct. Although the principle of testing is generally the same, there may be some differences and features, non-compliance with which may cause a negative result, despite the fact that fertilization has occurred.
2. Early pregnancy. If the test is measured on one of the first days of a missed period, then there is a high probability of obtaining a negative result. The concentration of the hCG hormone, which is determined by the test, may not yet rise to the desired value, and the device does not recognize pregnancy.
3. Take shortly before testing medications. First of all, diuretics, as well as some others, can change the concentration in the urine of the hormone hCG, necessary for determining pregnancy.
4. Pathologies of pregnancy. If the fetus develops abnormally or there are complications, the test may be false negative. In this case, you need urgent consultation with a specialist to conduct additional tests.
5. Kidney problems. If kidney function is impaired, a urine test for the presence of hCG using a conventional test will also not be indicative. In this case, to determine its presence, it is necessary to donate blood for an appropriate test at the clinic.

All of the above is the answer to the question of whether there can be pregnancy if the test is negative and there is no period.

If there is only one line on the test in the first days of the delay, it is necessary to repeat it, waiting a few more days.

For reliability, it is advisable to carry out the testing procedure in the morning, after visiting the toilet for the first time that day, since the earliest morning urine is more concentrated and indicative.

If the test shows a negative result after a week of waiting for the planned menstruation, you need to contact your gynecologist to find out the reasons. These can be both problems with a possible pregnancy and with the woman’s health.

Should you worry if there is a delay?

The menstrual cycle of a woman who does not have health problems should be constant and range from 26 to 32 days. If any changes or abnormalities occur, you should consult a doctor for examination. Still, a single delay that lasts no more than a week should not necessarily be a cause for concern.

The following reasons may require contacting a specialist:

• decrease or increase in cycle duration beyond normal limits;
• single delay of menstrual bleeding for more than 7 days;
• Irregular periods, when the length of the cycle constantly changes.

When seeking medical help, your doctor will help identify the cause of your delayed or irregular cycle.

Possible health problems

Medical reasons for a missed period with a negative pregnancy test may be:

1. early manifestation of menopause;
2. polycystic ovary syndrome;
3. benign or cancerous growths in the uterus;
4. ectopic pregnancy;
5. adnexitis (inflammation of the ovaries);
6. restoration of the reproductive system after abortion, childbirth or abolition of oral contraceptives;
7. hormonal disorders.

To detect the problem, the attending physician will refer the patient to:

• urine and blood tests;
• ultrasound examination of the internal genital organs and thyroid gland;
• consultation with an endocrinologist.

Other studies are also possible at the doctor's discretion. After identifying the disease, a course of treatment is prescribed, and periods return to normal after the cause of their failure is eliminated.

Non-medical reasons for delay

There are a number of non-medical factors that influence the menstrual cycle, causing its disturbances:

• obesity;
• lack of weight;
• constant stress;
• depression;
• excessive physical activity;
• climate change.

Any stress on a woman’s body can affect the regularity of menstruation and ovulation. The body perceives anxiety states, stress or serious changes as danger. During such periods, it seems to protect the woman from pregnancy, delaying the timing of ovulation and, as a result, menstruation.

If the menstrual cycle is disrupted due to the above reasons, you should try to eliminate them if possible. Depression and stress require the supervision of a psychologist if you cannot get rid of them on your own. Weight must be brought back to normal and physical activity must be reduced. If the cause is a change in place of permanent residence, time must pass for the body to adapt to new climatic conditions, and the cycle will restore itself.

conclusions

When wondering why the pregnancy test is negative and there is no period, you must take into account the timing. If the delay is short, additional testing is carried out after a couple of days.

If your period does not come for a long time, and the test is negative, you need to study all possible factors and seek help from a specialist. Only a complete examination will reveal health problems or pregnancy. Self-medication, advice from friends or ignoring the situation are inappropriate here.

Expecting a baby is the most wonderful time for every mother. But if it is not possible to conceive for a long time, then at the slightest delay the girl grabs the test and conducts a study, which gives a negative result. It often turns out that pregnancy is detected with a negative test. This is quite possible, but only a doctor can definitively refute or confirm the fact of an accomplished conception.

When planning, it is important to determine the most favorable period for conception.

Thanks to the invention of express tests, a girl can find out about an interesting situation much earlier than the gynecologist tells her about it. The mechanism of operation of all rapid tests is absolutely the same - they act on the determination of human chorionic gonadotropic hormone in female urine, which begins production from the moment the embryo is implanted into the uterine body.

Girls, which is quite natural, are very interested in the question of when the use of an express test shows the most accurate results, because it happens that a negative test is obtained during pregnancy. After implantation, the level of hCG begins to rise rapidly, but in the first days after conception, only specialists can determine the interesting position through special laboratory blood tests. Such tests help determine that a girl is pregnant five days before it can be done using a pregnancy test.

Most express test systems can detect an interesting situation already on the first day of delay. The degree of information content depends on the sensitivity to chorionic hormone, which can be 10, 15 or 25 mUI. Although many experts argue that the stated figure of 10 mUI is just a publicity stunt, as well as the fact that tests can detect conception even before the delay.

When testing may produce false negative results

The simplest test systems are made from paper, which is the simplest option. Such a strip is dipped into urine, and then after five minutes you see the result. According to statistics, such systems most often do not indicate pregnancy even on the first day of delay, when hCG is not yet high enough.

Test systems can also be inkjet, tablet, or electronic. Each of the varieties has its own disadvantages and advantages. Jet ones, for example, are convenient because they do not require separate urine collection. Some models can even determine approximate gestation periods. And digital test systems have a diagnostic accuracy of 99% already 3-4 days before the delay, which is why they are considered the most reliable. There are situations when there is pregnancy, but the test is negative. This phenomenon has various reasons.

Early diagnosis

The most common factor explaining why a false-negative pregnancy test occurs is diagnostics performed too early in pregnancy. Normally, the content of chorionic gonadotropic hormone by the time the delay is detected has already increased so much that it becomes easy to establish conception. But sometimes in the first days of gestation these indicators remain quite low, then the test shows a negative result.

• Every girl knows the date of her upcoming period if her cycle is regular and functions like a clock. But with an irregular cycle or the presence of any pathology, it can be quite difficult to determine the delay.
• Sometimes, even during a normal cycle, shifts in ovulation can occur, then if there is a delay, the gestation period will be calculated in several days, the hCG will not have time to reach a detectable level. In such a situation, there is a high probability that testing will show pregnancy if the test is negative.
• HCG begins to be produced in the body from the first day of implantation. It will be possible to detect this hormonal substance in urine after a few days, but for now in low concentrations.
• As for the timing, the gonadotropic hormone is detected in the bloodstream a week after conception, and in urine - after one and a half to two weeks.

At first, hCG during pregnancy grows quite rapidly, but when the placental tissues are finally formed, they take over the functions of producing hormonal substances, so the growth rate of chorionic hormone decreases.

Bad urine

It is important to drink enough liquid

Another reason why the test does not show pregnancy may be bad or incorrectly collected urine. Excessive fluid intake, taking diuretic drugs - these factors lead to dilution of urine concentration, so the reagent used in test systems cannot detect the hormone and during pregnancy the test may be negative. For reliable results, it is recommended to test in the early morning, when the content of human chorionic gonadotropic hormone in urine reaches its maximum values. At the same time, you should not take diuretics, eat watermelon or drink a lot of liquid in the evening.

In addition, the possibility of a false-negative test cannot be excluded if urine collection is disrupted or testing is carried out in the evening in the first couple of days of the delay, when there is still very little of the required hormone in the urine. After a week, the content of gonadotropic chorionic hormone will rise so much that the test will not distort anything, showing a reliable result, because it will be able to detect the hormone even in highly diluted urine.

Violation of the rules for using the test

Failure to follow the recommendations specified in the instructions attached to the express test may lead to the presence of all signs of pregnancy, but the test will be negative. There are many different test systems, they work on the same principle, but there may be some differences in their use. For example, strip strips need to be dipped into urine for a few seconds, and jet tests are placed under the stream when urinating.

Tablet express systems have a window where you need to drop a few drops of urine with a special pipette, and electronic ones - the most accurate, convenient and expensive - are also placed under the stream for a few seconds. In the latter case, testing shows not only the fact of conception, but also when the woman could become pregnant. Such an express system cannot fail to show conception, if any.

Typically, for any type of device, positive results are shown with a plus sign, and negative results with a minus sign. But before using the device, it is recommended to carefully read the instructions, which are usually written in detail on the packaging or included inside in the annotation. Some modern test systems have non-standard designations for results, such as emoticons or phrases. Therefore, if the tests are negative, but signs of pregnancy are obvious, it is worth repeating the diagnosis later and using a device from a different manufacturer.

Pathologies of the excretory system

In what cases does the test not show pregnancy when it clearly exists?

• Experts say that such errors are possible if any pathological processes occur in the female body.
• For example, some renal pathologies (nephrosis, nephritis, etc.) lead to the fact that an increase in the content of human chorionic gonadotropic hormone in urine does not occur, as should be normal, so pregnancy is not detected.
• Also, sometimes tests do not show that conception has occurred if a woman suffers from any pathologies that lead to the presence of protein in urine, which is quite likely due to stress, poor nutrition, and taking certain medications.
• Sometimes a girl collects urine into a container, but then some circumstances arise that lead to a delay in testing, i.e. the urine sits at room temperature for some time, and is used after two to three hours. Can a pregnancy test be wrong in such a situation? Most likely the result will be incorrect. If stale urine is used for research, the results are highly likely to be false negative.
• False-negative results of such testing can result from cardiovascular pathologies or recent serious illnesses.

Therefore, if you suspect that the data obtained is unreliable, it is recommended to contact specialists.

Deviations in pregnancy

It is dangerous to ignore suspicious symptoms

Could tests fail to show pregnancy for some other reason? This is quite possible with deviations in fetal development, which are accompanied by insufficient production of human chorionic gonadotropic hormone. If there is confidence in an interesting position, but the test does not show conception, then it is likely that the patient has problems such as frozen fetal development, the threat of abortion in the first weeks, abnormal placental development, etc.

In addition, when all the symptoms are present, and tests still cannot detect conception, the reasons may be due to ectopic implantation of the fertilized egg or chronic placental insufficiency. It is considered a particularly alarming sign if suddenly all pregnancy symptoms suddenly stop. This condition requires urgent specialist intervention.

Any deviation in the development of pregnancy may be accompanied by a decreased production of gonadotropic chorionic hormone, therefore home express systems may not show the presence of pregnancy. The reasons for this can only be determined through a thorough and extensive diagnosis.

Poor quality test

While a test you just purchased at a pharmacy can still be trusted, you shouldn’t particularly trust a test that has been lying around in your medicine cabinet or purse for a long time. Why might tests be wrong in this case? Simply failure to comply with storage conditions, when the express test was exposed to high humidity, sudden temperature changes, or simply expired, leads to damage to the device and unreliable results. Therefore, you should not purchase such devices for future use; it is better to purchase rapid tests immediately before use, avoiding storing them for a long time.

It is also worth paying attention to the quality of test systems. There are often situations when one test did not show conception for a long time, but a device from another manufacturer showed pregnancy from the first use. This happens due to the fact that some tests are of high quality, others are not so good. Or the sensitivity of devices from one manufacturer is much higher than that of another. You should not pay special attention to the cost of express systems, because both inexpensive tests and those with a fairly high cost are of equal quality.

Delay, but the result is negative

One of the characteristic signs of pregnancy is menstrual delay. But sometimes, even with such a symptom, testing does not reveal the presence of conception. This is possible for various reasons.

1. In case of hormonal imbalances that occur against the background of climate change, health problems, physical fatigue, sudden changes in weight or moral overload, etc.
2. If the test does not detect conception during delays, then it is quite possible that the girl’s ovulatory period occurred several days later, therefore conception also occurred later, and the hCG content has not yet reached the level determined by the test reagent.
3. After a miscarriage, it is also possible that there will be a delay due to the absence of menstruation.
4. In case of sexual pathologies such as ovarian cysts, myomatous formations, infectious lesions or oncology of the uterine cervix, it is also likely that there will be no menstruation, and testing will show one line.

If testing repeatedly reports the absence of pregnancy, then you should contact a specialist and undergo an examination. There can be many explanations, so each situation requires an individual specialist assessment and examination.

Testing for ectopic

Pathology is difficult to detect soon after conception

If ectopic gestation occurs, then it is almost impossible to recognize deviations in the early stages. The girl may not even be aware of the abnormality throughout the entire pregnancy period, but sometimes she experiences all the pregnancy symptoms, which prompts testing, which for some reason gives a negative result.

Ectopic is incredibly dangerous, because already at 7 weeks it announces itself by breaking the tubal canal, which leads to heavy blood loss, which is fatal for the patient. Unfortunately, experts have not yet come up with a test that could detect ectopic pregnancy, but it may well hint at itself with specific symptoms such as painful pulling sensations in the abdomen and brownish, bloody discharge.

Therefore, at the first suspicious manifestations, it is recommended to contact an obstetrician-gynecologist and undergo an ultrasound examination, which will help detect the location of the fertilized egg outside the uterine body.

Test time

There is a lot of debate among experts about the fact that the reliability of testing is also affected by the time it is carried out. The instructions state that it is recommended to test early in the morning with the first portion of urine. Regardless of how much conception and pregnancy are desired by the patient, any woman wants to know about this event as early as possible.

When is the best time to conduct research? It’s easier to understand this if you understand the formation of hormones in urine at different times of the day. The fact is that in the morning hours after a night's sleep, a concentration of gonadotropic chorionic hormone accumulates in the bladder, sufficient for detection by home express strips. If testing is carried out at another time of the day, when the girl has already eaten or drunk a lot of liquid, then the hCG content in urine drops, and therefore it is quite difficult to detect it.

Therefore, in the early stages of pregnancy, it is recommended to diagnose pregnancy in the morning with a full bladder. And only if this condition is met, a girl can be confident in the reliability and full information content of the research conducted. In addition, you must use only fresh biomaterial and a high-quality test device.

What to do?

If testing does not detect conception, but there is a delay and other signs of an interesting situation, then the girl should use the following recommendations:

• Carry out repeated diagnostics after a few days; it is better to use test devices from different manufacturers, then the probability of obtaining an accurate, reliable result will be as high as possible.
• If you have passed several test checks, and the results still do not change, then it is better to donate blood to determine gonadotropic chorionic hormone, because it appears in the bloodstream a week earlier than in urine.
• To clarify the situation, it would be useful to undergo ultrasound diagnostics, examine the uterine cavity and neighboring organs in order to exclude the possibility of an ectopic location of the fertilized egg.

An ultrasound, checking hCG in the blood and other tests are available in any laboratory, and you don’t have to wait too long to get the results. Therefore, there is no need to make assumptions and guess whether there is a pregnancy or not. Only specialists will help the girl clarify the situation.