I have missed my period and now feel nauseous and constipated. Am I pregnant?

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Hello doctor,

I feel like I may be pregnant. I have been constipated, bad back pains, been very fatigued, nauseous, and often feeling of having to pee. I have not fully missed a period but had a very light period a little over a week ago, it was way darker than normal also very light and lasted for maybe two days. Which is odd because I have been taking birth control for almost three years now so my period has become very regular and the same consistency each time. Also another weird thing, since I am curious if I am with child or not, I have stopped taking my birth control, and as you should know, when you stop taking it the next day you bleed. Which is what normally happens to me if I miss one. But, I have not had any blood at all and it has been four days now. A week back, I took two pregnancy tests which both came out negative. Is it possible that I have taken the tests too early? I am going to a clinic today but not sure if I should.

Answer 1

Hello,

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Learning that you have been taking your birth control since last three years regularly, the bleeding that you had a week before in form of scanty menses was a breakthrough bleed and can happen in cases with prolonged oral contraceptive pill uses. The pregnancy test is negative, which it should be. The menses should generally occur after 5 to 7 days post stoppage pill pack. So, if no menses in a week, post-pill stoppage then a serum beta hCG test may be done to rule out any pregnancy conclusively first and if negative then you should wait for the menses to occur (the symptoms experienced are then premenstrual symptoms and not for pregnancy).

I have missed my period and now feel nauseous and constipated. Am I pregnant?

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