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Negative Pregnancy Test After Infertility Treatment

Dealing with a negative pregnancy test result can be one of the hardest things to cope with during fertility treatments. It brings forth numerous emotions, such as disappointment, despair, anger, and frustration. You may feel that money, time, and energy have been wasted. Feelings are often tinged with a sense of guilt as well — women often blame themselves, and feel they have let others down by failing to conceive.

Ask your doctor the following questions:

  • Why do you think the cycle failed?
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What they really detect.

Pregnancy tests are designed to detect the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). HCG is often called the “pregnancy hormone” because it is produced during pregnancy and is made by cells that form the placenta. Blood tests to detect the hormone are conducted by a doctor, while urine tests can be self-performed with a home pregnancy test (HPT).

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Pregnancy tests are designed to detect the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). HCG is often called the “pregnancy hormone” because it is produced during pregnancy and is made by cells that form the placenta. Blood tests to detect the hormone are conducted by a doctor, while urine tests can be self-performed with a home pregnancy test (HPT).

Blood Tests

Blood tests are slightly more sensitive than urine tests and can detect very small levels of hCG. This allows doctors to get an accurate reading very early on in the pregnancy, about 7 to 12 days after conception.

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