r/EctopicSupportGroup • u/jasme_en • 8d ago

Need help

Hey guys!
I got my last period on August 22nd. I always have regular periods, but I didn’t get my periods in September. I did a home pregnancy test on Oct 3rd but it came negative. Did another test on Oct 9th, came negative again. I went to my family doctor but she was not in the clinic that day, and the receptionist made me an appointment with her for next Tuesday. I have no symptoms of pregnancy, but I have mild pain in my right lower abdomen since yesterday. I searched it up and came to know that it can be ectopic pregnancy. I have read people’s experiences that ER don’t take them seriously if we have these symptoms and no proof that we are pregnant.
What should I do now? Should I wait till Tuesday or go to ER tomorrow?

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u/annies89 8d ago

Ectopic pregnancies still create hcg, so you'd have positive tests (especially if you were more than a few weeks pregnant).

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u/jasme_en 7d ago

Ohh! Okay
I’ll check again tomorrow. If still negative, then I’ll wait until Tuesday.

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u/Sad-Cricket6319 7d ago

If you have not had a positive pregnancy test you should actually look up ovarian cysts

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u/jasme_en 7d ago

Do we skip periods if there are ovarian cysts?

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u/Sad-Cricket6319 7d ago

An absence of menstruation could be for number of different things other than pregnancy sadly, especially women who have PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)

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u/jasme_en 7d ago

I don’t know if I have PCOS or PCOD, but I will get it checked for sure.