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[Orba]

Hi all.
After re starting HRT ( utrogesten and estradiol) I stopped after a week due to side effects.
This was a  week ago.
Fast forward to today .
Had a small op in hospital but as part of pre op checks my urine was tested. It showed a faint positive for pregnancy !!!!
There is no way I can be pregnant , as no recent activity in that department !
Is it possible the HRT caused a false positive ??
Any thoughts anyone ?
I'm 55 and last period was  4 years ago.
The surgeon who isn't Gynae  said it was ok to carry with op as most likely false positive.
It did get me thinking though !😵

[CLKD]

Hormones ?   

I would ask a Pharmacist 4 advice.

[Orba]

Hormones ?   

I would ask a Pharmacist 4 advice.

That's what I was thinking !!
Unless it's the immaculate conception !
Thanks for reply 

[Taz2]

I don't think HRT would cause this but I guess nothing is absolutely certain! I did find this comment "Slightly elevated serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) can be a normal finding in postmenopausal women." but looking at various sites it appears that maybe this should be mentioned to your GP to rule out any other causes. I think sometimes the pituitary gland can cause various hormone "blips"?

Taz x

[Orba]

Taz,
Thanks for reply. Must admit I'm not sure either ! Think I 'll do my own test and see what results I get  x

[CLKD]

Let us know ?   

[sheila99]

Just call the baby Jesus...

[CLKD]

 . that crossed my mind but it's the wrong time of year ......... possibly 


Not much hay around for a stable yet.  Silage, yes.  But that's smelly.  Donkeys out in the fields etc., etc., etc..

Did U get a home test?

[Orba]

Hi, yes I got a home test and it was negative !
I also had some slight spotting yesterday.  ( maybe due to stopping HRT )
I'm going to ring the GP  anyway just to check !
There's always something isn't there 

[CLKD]

Yep - how worried R U ?

At least if the home test is negative you R probably experiencing an upheavals of hormones! 

[Orba]

Think I've gone from being a bit worried to bemused !
I've tried two different HRT regimes in two months so think it's all the hormone messing around.
Think I need to give my quest for the perfect HRT a rest.
Will  see what GP thinks . . X

[Orba]

Update.
Spoke to GP.
She thinks because I started a new HRT regime a week before the pregnancy test  the Progesterone element was picked up as a faint hcg  positive.
However I need to retest in 3  weeks just to be sure . I'm not to take any HRT until then .
Even though in all probability I can't be it did worry me a bit !!!! Imagine a baby at 55 😩😩😩

[CLKD]

NOPE! what's the reality of that happening? although my Aunt did have a menopause baby when she was 45.   

I have never been pregnant, through choice.  Do U have any other symptoms, i.e. tender breasts or swelling thereof?

[Taz2]

You did say you'd had no activity in that department   

Taz x

[Orba]

NOPE! what's the reality of that happening? although my Aunt did have a menopause baby when she was 45.   

I have never been pregnant, through choice.  Do U have any other symptoms, i.e. tender breasts or swelling thereof?

No preggy  symptoms  ! With my previous pregnancies I felt sick straight away  and have had nothing like that !