If you are interersted in the topic "missed period negative pregnancy test", you might find some useful information in the following paragraphs.
First of all, home pregnancy tests are designated to detect the beta human chorionic gonadotrophin, a hormone which is responsible for the production of oestrogens and gestagens in the ovary. Today's pregnancy tests are normally so sensitive that a reliable test result can already be obtained 6-8 days after the fertilization of the egg cell, i.e. 2 days after its nidation in the uterus.
Nevertheless, there are the following reasons why the pregnancy test can still be negative although the period has not come.
First of all, pregnancy is not the only reason for a missed period. A lot of women have a delayed or even a missing period when they suffer from a lot of stress. An organic illness or sudden loss of weight might also result in a missing period.
On the other hand, if the test result is negative, although the woman is pregnant, this can also have a couple of reasons: It might be that the test was taken too early, i.e. when the level of the beta human chorionic gonadotrophin hormone was not high enough for the hormon to be detected. It is also possible that the best-before date of the pregnancy test has already expired which can also lead to wrong results.
If a woman is in doubt about a possible pregnancy even after she has had a negative pregnancy test result, she should wait a couple of days and repeat the pregnancy test making sure that the test's best-before date has not already expired or make an appointment with her gynaecologist.
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