Pregnant? or Some Other Condition?

You don't have a false positive. You're pregnant. And you're bringing a kid into the world without a stabile family, no dad, not because you're educated and financially and emotionally ready, but because you were ignorant and selfish. Kids aren't pets that might be fun to have for a while. Good job.

ETA: No negativity here. You just don't like people who state the obvious. I don't care if a doctor told you your chances of getting pregnant are slim to none. You STILL use a condom. Not JUST to avoid pregnancy but to avoid STDs!!

My doctor told my husband and I that we wouldn't be able to conceive without medical help. We gave up after 4 years of trying....I got pregnant six months after we stopped trying. I was and AM married. You're 22 and being TOTALLY irresponsible, from MY perspective. Now you believe you've got this handled. Really? HOW? You don't even believe THREE pregnancy tests.

If you've had gynecological issues? You didn't state that. INFORMATION IS KEY.
Even IF you had gynecological issues? COMMON SENSE would state to use a condom.
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I'm sorry - you need to educate yourself before you become a parent. Do you NOT know when your cycles are? Do you NOT keep track?

Are you having unprotected sex and WANT to become a mother?

I don't get this. I really don't. You need to research false positives? Did you have unprotected sex? If the answer is YES? You could be pregnant. THREE urine tests say you are. If you haven't had sex? You wouldn't be taking a pregnancy test, right?

If you didn't want to become a parent? You should have used protection - like the birth control pill AND a condom.

You'll find out how far along you are - when you figure out when your last period was. I don't know WHEN you ovulate or if you had sex while you were on your period (yes. you can get pregnant on your period).

You'll know in a few months, eh? GO TO THE DOCTOR!!!

My niece was told she couldn't get pregnant. She has 2 kids.

I can't believe you didn't even THINK about using a condom. That's just totally INSANE. You're 22 years old. How many men have you slept with? how many women has HE slept with? NOT USING A CONDOM IS INSANITY.

So what are you going to do now? You're pregnant. You don't want to be pregnant and yet you hope you are? Dear Lord CHILD. STOP. You're not mature enough to have a child. Failure to use a condom. Don't want to be pregnant but hope you are. That's not fair to a child to be wishy-washy like that. Children are a life-long commitment.

Do you even have a job? Do you have ANY way to care for this child? have you even thought this out? Obviously not, because you didn't use a condom.

Hi TJ - I read the answer you posted below as well as your SWH.

The reason for the "negativity" you see here is because the safest way to get pregnant at any age is in consultation with a doctor or other good medical care. Sometimes people jump to "negative" conclusions here when they see a question from someone who is [apparently] attempting to get information about their own pregnancy with internet research before talking to a doctor.

A person can obviously get pregnant without a doctor being involved, but having spoken to a doctor about pregnancy plans *before* that, with regular check-ins monitoring vitamin intake etc, can help to make a person pregnant *safely*. So that by the time you get to a situation like the one you are in now, you hopefully have much more solid knowledge about your body than anything you can get here.

(From your SWH - I guess you spoke to a doctor about pregnancy at some point, since I guess it was a doctor who at some point told you the "slim to none" information - maybe you need a new doctor!!)

At this point - good luck and do go talk to a doctor.

I would assume the chances of it being a false positive (for the reasons you mention) would be very, very slim.

If it were me, and I wasn't using protection, I would assume I was pregnant.

As to the three tests part - they measure the hormone. So it's typical that if one comes back positive, the other 2 would have also.

I just went in and let my physician decide what tests to do when I had positive pregnancy tests. Everyone is different. I had been tracking my cycle and been trying so I never assumed I had a different condition.

You don't mention if you were trying, if you were using birth control (assuming you weren't), etc. If you were using a reliable form of birth control then I might consider the possibility of cysts, etc. Anyhow, talk to your doctor. if you're pregnant, you'll need to be examined.

With both my pregnancies I had a positive home pregnancy test. When I called the doctor's office and told them that the home pregnancy test was positive, the nurse said, "Congratulations, you're pregnant."

Apparently a positive home pregnancy test is extremely reliable.

Generally, positive pregnancy tests means you're going to have-a-baby/be-a-mommy.
Unless you haven't had sex - then it might be something else.
Parthenogenesis doesn't happen for humans.
At 22, it's not likely menopause.
Blood test at your doctors office will confirm.

Additional:
We get a lot of 'am I pregnant?' questions - and there's no way anyone online can know that.
You say
" Like any woman who would be expecting for the first time I decided to use the internet to gain more knowledge.".

You've got to understand - this is a fairly new thing.
For a great many of us on the other side of the digital/generational divide - jumping onto the internet to ask personal questions like 'what is going on in my womb?' is NOT 'like any woman'.
There is a great deal I ask and find about through Google - and yet - I would not do it for my reproductive system.
You're 22 - you've never lived without a microwave or blow dryers or the internet.
At 55 - I can remember life before ALL those things.
Knowledge is a great thing - but much of the info on the internet is not always good info.
How about you check out "What to Expect While you're Expecting"? - it's a good read.

If you have not been using contraception (either because you were trying to conceive or because you were not using a reliable method), you should have kept records of when your period was. None of knows the exact moment when we conceive, not really, unless there was only one sexual act during the month. So all of us confirm through a combination of things, including first and foremost a visit with a doctor or other medical professional (RN, PA, NP etc.). Either see your gynecologist or go to a Planned Parenthood clinic if there are any left open in your area (Texas has been hard hit).

It's really a terrible idea to search the internet and be thinking, at age 22, about menopause and so forth!

Medical people may suggest a blood test, but that won't tell you when you conceived. A sonogram may be suggested, but a simple pelvic exam is generally much more common.

It's far more important that you get your medical history on record with whatever OB/GYN will see you through a pregnancy than that you know right this second what a due date is. You have plenty of time. You should be focused on things like nutrition and proper care, especially if you did not discuss your plans to try to conceive with a doctor beforehand.

Get competent and dedicated care first, then go from there.

TJ-- if this was something you are excited for, congratulations.
I have been in similar circumstances years ago... and we now have a very happy ten year old. I didn't expect to be a mom, but I dearly wanted it and love it. :)

Please go to the doctor and get your blood tested sooner than later. It will tell the doctors what your HGC numbers are so they can monitor you. Given your medical history, it's good to have that information going forward. Plus, the doctors will need to know so that any interventions they might deem necessary can be employed.

Good luck going forward. Take a few deep breaths and get in to see your primary or your GYN tomorrow.

I would doubt very highly after taking three that it would reveal anything other than you are pregnant. I see it's something you had wanted- so keep us posted. It's good that you are going to OB. They will check your blood and urine which will determine without a doubt that you are expecting. That will answer all of your questions.

Sometimes people are told it isn't possible, when it really is. So hopefully this will turn out that you are pregnant.

In the meantime- stay away from Dr. Google..

Wow. So much negativity. I'm not sure where this idea of me not wanting a child or not being able to take care of a child stems from. No where in my post had I said anything about not being to take care of a kid. I never said I didn't want to be pregnant. Like any woman who would be expecting for the first time I decided to use the internet to gain more knowledge. I only asked about the false positives to clear my head. We're excited and more than capable of handling the situation.

If you are 22, I would think the positive tests are for pregnancy. My friend (age 26) assumed her positive pregnancy test was an ovarian cyst because her doctor(s) told her she could not get pregnant. She was pregnant.

You're pregnant, Congratulations! Best of luck with the pregnancy.

I'm not sure why you would want to be pregnant if you are not married but many people do it just not usually on purpose. Hoping for your child's sake you are able to bring him/her up in a stable, peaceful and loving home with 2 parents.

Sounds like you are pregnant! It's likely too early to see much of anything on a sonogram. Usually OBs start with a blood test, and if you are high risk, they can do a sonogram around 8-10 weeks to look for a heartbeat. Fingers crossed for you.

oops - I just reread your SWH and I see you are HOPING to have a child. That is good. Are you and your boyfriend going to get married soon? This will be good for your child so you should consider it. Original answer: It's pretty much a 100% chance that you are pregnant. Why were you told you have a slim to none chance to have a child? Slim means it is possible. If you did not want to get pregnant why were you not using some form of contraception EVERY single time? From now in use contraception EVERY time you have sex unless you know for sure you want a child. A child means 18 plus years of being responsible for another person...caring for them, financially supporting them, and teaching them. It is very very hard work to be a good parent. It is also expensive to raise a child. You and your boyfriend will be parents and that means a 50/50 effort from both of you...doing the work to raise the child AND financial support for the child. Don't let him skip out because it is hard. Even if you break up...he is the father for the rest of his life. And don't forget...you can get pregnant again right away after having a baby. They say if you are breastfeeding it is a natural contraceptive but this is not true bc my friend got pregnant again pretty much immediately after having her son. I think about a month or two after having him she was pregnant again. Her boys are what is known as "irish twins". Good luck.