Possible Pregnancy Symptoms & Period: What Could Be Happening?

Question
i thought i was pregant i have the metal taste all the time my belly is realy senitive and my nipples realy hurt and i have morning sickness but i dont though up but this morning i started my period what is the chance of me being pergant i took 2 test and said i was not but my belly is starting to get hard but with my last to pregancny i never had a period could u please help me out because i am scard if i am not pregant that something is wrong with me i have been trying for almost a year but not a year stright so if u can help me please thank you so much

Answer
Dear Joni,

If you have had unprotected sex during the last cycle or two, you cannot dismiss the possibility of pregnancy. However, the symptoms you describe are hormonal in nature and can also be related to hormone fluctuations within your cycle. That is why it so difficult to "diagnose" a pregnancy based on symptoms alone.  

I would suggest waiting another 5-7 days and testing again. When/if you test make sure to use 1st morning urine to get a concentrated sample for the most accurate results.If those results are negative, you can either wait for the next cycle to see if your periods continue normally or have your doctor's office do a quantitative blood pregnancy test (serum beta hCG). That test will give an actual amount of hCG in your bloodstream rather than just a positive/negative result. Any amount of 25 mIU/ml or more would be considered positive for pregnancy.

Otherwise, there really is no reason to panic about something being terribly wrong at this point. Again, the symptoms tend to be hormonal and can simply be related to an alteration in those levels regulating our cycle.

I hope this has helped you and answered your question. I wish you well.

Brenda