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Oh Dear God, please tell me it's menopause!
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 161171" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>OK, my vibes tell me this is pregnancy.</p><p></p><p>Menopause will not cause a false positive preg test. Pregnancy testing is designed to measure levels of HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) in the urine. You also have levels in your bloodstream. This is a hormone released by the fertilised embryo and it builds to a maximum at about 6 months into the pregnancy, then it tapers off. </p><p></p><p>But it is a sensitive test. There can be other reasons for a false positive - if you put the urine specimen in a jar that had detergent residues, for example.</p><p></p><p>My mother had me when she was 44. I was the youngest of 8. She said she was able to enjoy me more, because not only did she know what to do but the others were all 7 years old or older, so she didn't have a herd of kids underfoot.</p><p></p><p>You should be able to get a GP to check you out - in another week (or less) an internal exam should show an enlarged uterus (it enlarges very early in pregnancy).</p><p></p><p>Let us know how you get on.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 161171, member: 1991"] OK, my vibes tell me this is pregnancy. Menopause will not cause a false positive preg test. Pregnancy testing is designed to measure levels of HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) in the urine. You also have levels in your bloodstream. This is a hormone released by the fertilised embryo and it builds to a maximum at about 6 months into the pregnancy, then it tapers off. But it is a sensitive test. There can be other reasons for a false positive - if you put the urine specimen in a jar that had detergent residues, for example. My mother had me when she was 44. I was the youngest of 8. She said she was able to enjoy me more, because not only did she know what to do but the others were all 7 years old or older, so she didn't have a herd of kids underfoot. You should be able to get a GP to check you out - in another week (or less) an internal exam should show an enlarged uterus (it enlarges very early in pregnancy). Let us know how you get on. Marg [/QUOTE]
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