Patient's question:
I came on my period around February 2 last month. I had sex before the 15th, but not between the 16th and 20th. I had sex again after the 21st (without using contraception). Recently, I've been experiencing lower abdominal pain, a sensation of heaviness, lower back pain, and slight breast tenderness. I'm not sure if it's my period coming or if I'm pregnant. This morning, I bought a pregnancy test, but it showed negative (only one line appeared). Could you please tell me if an ectopic pregnancy cannot be detected with this test?Doctor's answer:
Hello, if you are concerned about an ectopic pregnancy, you will need to use a pregnancy test kit to check. Whether it is an intrauterine pregnancy or an ectopic pregnancy, the test kit will show positive or weakly positive, or you can check the level of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in the blood. Generally, after taking hormones and stopping the medication, most women will have their period within a week. Since you have only stopped taking the medication for three days, there is no need to worry. If you are not pregnant, you will usually have bleeding. If there is still no bleeding after 10 days of stopping the medication, you should go to the hospital to check the cause.