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Positive Pregnancy results but nothing on ultrasound

I should be about 7 weeks pregnant.  I took two HPT, both positive, had a Quant blood test indicating 4-5 weeks pregnancy.   They suspected an ectopic pregnancy and that accounted for my last two ultrasounds.  My question is - is it possible to have a false positive?  The nurse said I was an anomaly, that she'd heard of false positves but never knew it to be true.  I'm not menstruating, my urine and blood say I'm pregnant, but they can see nothing on ultrasound.  What could be happening?
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My last period was 23 Feb 2021 and I have positive from 5 hpt on 22 March 2021. I went to see my Dr yesterday 29th March (I supposed to b 5th week pregnant) but then it shows nothing via normal ultrasound  (not virginal ultrasound). I am supper worried. Please share if everyone experience this? please tell that my baby is there but just hiding. I had a miscarriage in September 2020 so I hope to have a successful pregnancy this time.
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Last month i went o the clinic and the pregnancy test was positive even thr Dr checked me and he confirmed that im pregnant but today i went for Ultrasound and theres nothing on my uterus the he made a urine preg test and it also negative....is this normal or what cz now im confused
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I went to  public health and did a  pregnancy test it came  back positive  I had my  tubes removed 2years ago  my boobs have been sore and I have a belly all the  signs I have had before  every pregnancy symptoms I have never been a big girl I'm 31 years old I have  Four  healthy  kids  could it be possible? That's my question ?  Some people told me maybe they never remove my tubes but I am positive they did  I had a C-section  with my last baby
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so went to the dr. today.He said that due to my period i should be 5 weeks and 5 days. however when he did an internal u/s he found nothing. he said that if  i was not as far as he expected he wouldn't see anything also if i was further than he excpected. Is it possible for him to see nothing if i am to far along using a vaginal wand on an u/s?
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I am in a horrible position at the moment. I had a heavy bleed (which I thought was a period) just before I found out I was pg and went to my GP who assured me that since I was getting bfps days after the bleed everything looks to be okay.

So I had a week of elation at being pregnant but on Monday (6+4 weeks) I started to bleed again and got a referral to my local EPAU. Yesterday I had a scan (at 6+5 weeks) and they found my uterus to be empty. However they did identify a cyst on my right ovary.

They thought that perhaps I was not as far along as I thought (i.e. I could be only 3-4 weeks) but I then had a blood test to find my pregnancy hormone reading being very high (>5000 hCG) and the doctor came to see me.

I was told it could be 1 of 3 things, pregnant and ovarian cyst is causing the bleeding (not sure why my uterus is empty though); ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage.

The bleeding has now gotten heavier and the pain that I was having has switched from my left side over to my right side overnight.

I am going back for a further blood test tomorrow and a re-scan but I am so worried and going out of my mind.

Has anyone experienced anything like this and had a normal pregnancy? I am hopeful that it is the cyst causing the problems but think I may be getting my hopes up?
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I hope this works, How did you pregnancy turn out? I am in the same position right now.
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I am also in a very similar situation at 6w. Unlike many I am very certain of my day of conception which was December 2nd.  I had two positive home pregnancy tests and started experiencing some cramping, lower back ache, and abdomen pain.  I did spot and bleed a bit in mid December, and was just attributing it to an implantation bleed.  With my son, who is now five, I experienced hyperemesis (extremely debilitating nausea and vomiting for the entire nine months - losing more weight than gaining up until the last month).  I vomited for three days straight this time and woke up the following morning to find that I felt nothing - no pregnancy symptoms at all minus the cramping (at times severe).  So I went in for an US after seeing my doctor yesterday who guaranteed me they would be able to see that sac but that they may not get the heartbeat at six weeks and low and behold there was nothing.  No gestational sac, no embryo - nothing.  Honestly, nobody gave me any answers.  I started spotting again today - brown liquid like ds.  and am cramping very bad.  Also, I took another HPT after US and it was positive! So, what happened? Where did the baby go? I'm very confused and feel as though I am not being supported through my doctor at this point since she hasn't even contacted me back after the ultrasound.  Can anyone offer some advice?
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Sorry for being nosy but, I had a tubal back after I had my second daughter in 2011 and that is the biggest mistake we have done. Well me not my husband cause he did not want me to have this procedure but, he told me it's your body I do not want to tell you what to do to it and YUP indeed I do regret it. But then I was going in for a surgical procedure on 10/28/2014 and they said sorry ma'am but, your preg. test came back positive so I said please do it again there's no way that could be true and yup second one came positive again. So I ran to the Walgreen's pharmacy and they both came out positive it stated 1-2 weeks but, my period was due 9/18/14 so I took the next one the next morning first thing and said the same thing so I bought two more packs today 10/31/14 and it says the same thing so I am kind of worried that it might be a ectopic pregnancy. My doctor that I do not normally use and the emergency Dr from Kent general in Dover told me and pleaded me to have an abortion but, I am so against that kind of thing. I am not for that unless I do know for a fact that it is an ectopic pregnancy and it HAS to be done but, imagine if I would do that then I would come to find that the baby was growing where he/she should have I do not think I would ever be able to forgive myself. Someone please give me advice as I am being torn in different directions from different doctors because, my husband and I are ecstatic and joyful we already have two girls he hopes for a boy but, like I said I do not care the sex as long as the baby is ok and healthy. Nely
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Sorry for being nosy but, I had a tubal back after I had my second daughter in 2011 and that is the biggest mistake we have done. Well me not my husband cause he did not want me to have this procedure but, he told me it's your body I do not want to tell you what to do to it and YUP indeed I do regret it. But then I was going in for a surgical procedure on 10/28/2014 and they said sorry ma'am but, your preg. test came back positive so I said please do it again there's no way that could be true and yup second one came positive again. So I ran to the Walgreen's pharmacy and they both came out positive it stated 1-2 weeks but, my period was due 9/18/14 so I took the next one the next morning first thing and said the same thing so I bought two more packs today 10/31/14 and it says the same thing so I am kind of worried that it might be a ectopic pregnancy. My doctor that I do not normally use and the emergency Dr from Kent general in Dover told me and pleaded me to have an abortion but, I am so against that kind of thing. I am not for that unless I do know for a fact that it is an ectopic pregnancy and it HAS to be done but, imagine if I would do that then I would come to find that the baby was growing where he/she should have I do not think I would ever be able to forgive myself. Someone please give me advice as I am being torn in different directions from different doctors because, my husband and I are ecstatic and joyful we already have two girls he hopes for a boy but, like I said I do not care the sex as long as the baby is ok and healthy. Nely
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Sorry for being nosy but, I had a tubal back after I had my second daughter in 2011 and that is the biggest mistake we have done. Well me not my husband cause he did not want me to have this procedure but, he told me it's your body I do not want to tell you what to do to it and YUP indeed I do regret it. But then I was going in for a surgical procedure on 10/28/2014 and they said sorry ma'am but, your preg. test came back positive so I said please do it again there's no way that could be true and yup second one came positive again. So I ran to the Walgreen's pharmacy and they both came out positive it stated 1-2 weeks but, my period was due 9/18/14 so I took the next one the next morning first thing and said the same thing so I bought two more packs today 10/31/14 and it says the same thing so I am kind of worried that it might be a ectopic pregnancy. My doctor that I do not normally use and the emergency Dr from Kent general in Dover told me and pleaded me to have an abortion but, I am so against that kind of thing. I am not for that unless I do know for a fact that it is an ectopic pregnancy and it HAS to be done but, imagine if I would do that then I would come to find that the baby was growing where he/she should have I do not think I would ever be able to forgive myself. Someone please give me advice as I am being torn in different directions from different doctors because, my husband and I are ecstatic and joyful we already have two girls he hopes for a boy but, like I said I do not care the sex as long as the baby is ok and healthy. Nely
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Sorry for being nosy but, I had a tubal back after I had my second daughter in 2011 and that is the biggest mistake we have done. Well me not my husband cause he did not want me to have this procedure but, he told me it's your body I do not want to tell you what to do to it and YUP indeed I do regret it. But then I was going in for a surgical procedure on 10/28/2014 and they said sorry ma'am but, your preg. test came back positive so I said please do it again there's no way that could be true and yup second one came positive again. So I ran to the Walgreen's pharmacy and they both came out positive it stated 1-2 weeks but, my period was due 9/18/14 so I took the next one the next morning first thing and said the same thing so I bought two more packs today 10/31/14 and it says the same thing so I am kind of worried that it might be a ectopic pregnancy. My doctor that I do not normally use and the emergency Dr from Kent general in Dover told me and pleaded me to have an abortion but, I am so against that kind of thing. I am not for that unless I do know for a fact that it is an ectopic pregnancy and it HAS to be done but, imagine if I would do that then I would come to find that the baby was growing where he/she should have I do not think I would ever be able to forgive myself. Someone please give me advice as I am being torn in different directions from different doctors because, my husband and I are ecstatic and joyful we already have two girls he hopes for a boy but, like I said I do not care the sex as long as the baby is ok and healthy. Nely
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I am going thru the same situation as alot of the people above. LMP was June 20th, 2014. I have PCOS and irregular periods problem is I stopped taking my meds because I could no longer afford them. Thinking i could no longer get pregnant i kept waiting for my period to come on once i started getting symptoms; sore nipples, tired, craving and moody. Well 2 weeks passed and nothing but the symptoms were severe and I had this overwhelming cramping feeling i felt i was  giving birth, no bleeding. So i take a dollar store prego test and it comes out negative wait another 2 weeks and couldnt take it anymore and took another $1 store test and it was a faint + so i rush to buy an EPT and it came out positive. I start to experience pain in my right lower abdomen and freak out and rush to the ER the doctor said " your HcG level is 88, so you either ALREADY had a miscarriage, are barely pregnant or its ectopic"...also had a u/s and they saw the endo thickening but no sac. Ive always had a fear of ectopic. The day after that i still wasnt satisfied with what the er doc told me i went to another dr and my Hcg level went up to 129, which is nothing....and they couldnt see anything either. Im terrified, since i thought i could no longer have children....i dont want to lose this baby if there is a baby...just something deep down doesnt feel right...maybe its just my worrisome self... *Update* went today to get my HCG level checked keeping fingers crossed!
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I had my transvag yesterday at 5 weeks and no sac was found.. Nothing at all. Im so scared. I miscarried last  january and i dont want to go through that ordeal again.
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Hi .. I'm on the same boat.. I didn't  get my period since September .. My last menstrual period was on august 18 or 19... I had my first positive test last October 7 and until now it's still positive . They took a urine test to confirm my pregnancy and yes the doctor confirmed that I'm pregnant. So they asked me to do some blood work just to make sure. He also estimate how far I am to my pregnancy via LMP. So today October 15 my doc. sent me to an ultrasound but and nothing shows up.. Both belly and transvaginal ultrasound. The ob told me that either it's too early for me to detect or it could be ectopic... I'm so scared when the ob mentioned about the ectopic. I hope it's not an ectopic ... Please help I need your advice.

Ps. When I found out I'm pregnant on October 7, I had this very very light bleeding ..
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i took a clue blue last week went to the hospital and my urine was positive but my blood level was 94 and its been a week i just took three home tests and they are all positive but i have one dark line on all and one light line what does this mean ? the hospital had it stuck in my head i was miscarriaging am i ?
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Hi there.  Welcome to the forum.  Sweetie, I'm sorry to hear this.  I'm sure you are very upset.  You could have had a miscarriage already?  Or else the ultrasound is too early.  Did the run the beta levels for you so that you can see if they are increasing (they double day to day when a pregnancy is growing)?  The bleeding would be something that most doctors would also discuss with you.  what are their thoughts on this?
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Okay I'm freaking out!! Went for a ultrasound today nothing showed up. I have had three HPT and my pg test at the doctors all came back + but had a ultrasound today and nothing showed up doc said nothing was showing like I was pregnant and I've been bleeding since my first HPT don't know if what I should be thinking right now.. according to my last cycle I should be 6weeks 6days.. help need advice!!
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I'm so confused now by reading everyone's posts. I was having pregnancy symptoms so went in and had the blood pregnancy test done. It came back as positive. Then, 4 days later, I wake up and I'm bleeding. So I freak out and go to the dr.  She checks me internally, and tells me that by the way my uterus feels I am 8-10 weeks pregnant.  Now the only pregnancy symptom I had was my breasts were tender and some cramping in my right ovary. She sends me to get a vaginal ultrasound done, and there is NOTHING. There was no yolk, no sac, no nothing. But they find multiple cysts on both ovarys. She said that was why I had a false positive.  Today I'm feeling my body, and I feel something hard about 2 fingertips below my belly button. But I've been having severe pain in my lower back, and around to my ovaries for the past 3 days. I'm not bleeding, but hubby doesn't want to spend more $$$$ going to another dr just for them to tell us the same thing. I have no clue what to do now that I read that the cysts do not give false positives.
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hello. i have done 3 home pregnancy tests. 1 is clear blue. all shown positive. did a 4th with the doctor and just waiting for the result. in the meantime i am having mild period like cramps in my tummy. last night it got worse (sweats, dizzyness, nausea)  so the emergency doctor booked me an emergency scan at the hospital the following day. just being and they sent me for an ultra sound both externally and internally. nothing showed up but fluid. sent me for blood tests and it had very low hormone pregnancy levels. am i not pregnant???
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Iv had 2 positive tests but i had an ultra sound and an internal scan but they seen no sign of a baby :/ i have all the pregnancy symptons , peeing more, eating more, always sleepy and feel worn out, moodiness, lower back ache, weight gain hips widening, all of it! i was worried about eptopic pregnancy! but apparently it can't be that if your not bleeding anymore, so that was a relief! i bled for 2 weeks straight quite heavily, but now iv stopped bleeding all together but still got pregnancy symptons, just confused :( x
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Iv had 2 positive tests but i had an ultra sound and an internal scan but they seen no sign of a baby :/ i have all the pregnancy symptons , peeing more, eating more, always sleepy and feel worn out, moodiness, lower back ache, weight gain hips widening, all of it! i was worried about eptopic pregnancy! but apparently it can't be that if your not bleeding anymore, so that was a relief! i bled for 2 weeks straight quite heavily, but now iv stopped bleeding all together but still got pregnancy symptons, just confused :( x
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I had the same happen positive test but nothing on ultra sound..but I'm only 2 weeks. They didn't take blood but says I'm not pregnant.should I wait and hope I am or think I already lost it?
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Hi it gives me some sort of relief to read that I'm not the only one going through this. My lmp was April 15 and took hpt with positive result. went to doc and did a urine test with positve result aswell. a week later I started spoting brownish to clear fluid. it is more like when i wipe after urinating. so I went to the OBGYN and they did a vaginal ultrasound and showed up nothing. She said that i might have had a miscarriage or may be an etopic pregnancy. She did do a hcg intact test and the first one read 3930.0 (<5). I have yet to take the second test. I am still seeing light brownish discharge evry time i wipe. I do have tenderness on my breast and some light dizziness every now and then, some bloating but no pain other than a pinch or a slight strech on my lower ab. I am concerned that I am no longer pregnant and if I am not whyam I not experiencing heavy flow. How does this work. I never had a miscarriage. Can any one give me some advise!
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Hi ladies!
  Seems  like im going through the same thing, and its so confusing! My last menstrual cycle was 3/29 and still no period to this date. I took 3 hpt about 3 weeks ago which came back positve, i had a little bit of bleeding a couple days ago, and it stopped. I got real concerned and called my dr, she scheduled me for an ultrasound yesterday, just to make sure everything is ok, since id had a miscarriage last yr. Results showed that there was no baby, my uterus was empty. So no im waiting on results from my blood work i had today......im sooo confused! Also i took another pregnancy test earlier today and it now shows negative. i dont know what the heck could be going on!
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