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[Nikita]

Need answers ladies, been post menopausal for over 10 years. Had sex on the 29/10/2020. Seeing as Ive never bled or spotted since menopause and know that I don’t ovulate my lover and I didn’t use a condom and now for some reason 2 months later my stomach looks slightly swollen. (Sigh) so I immediately bought 3 hpts 1 digital said negative, the other 2 had very faint lines.  4 days later I bought 3 other tests, all three were neg. panickingly I bought 3 more tests as my belly was still distended and to my surprise 2 digitalis said pregnant 1wk and had a faint line on the other. My anxiety shot out the roof!! At this stage I wanted to go to the go but I googled a lot and got me buying 3 last tests. 1 digital same as the previous once said negative, and the other two only showed one line (confused!). So I did an online beta hcg test with a drs report which came back not pregnant: with a hcg level of 0.2 and progesterone level of 0.4 ( which are both within a normal post menopausal level). So I’m sort of in a dilemma with worry anxiety etc. I honestly don’t know what to do.  Surely the chances of being pregnant at my age are practically 0% as of Google’s advice. But I’m just worried!

I should also mention, when I did the Home pregnancy test (HPT) I was diagnosed with severe UTI (labs showed +ve WBC’s and +10 bloods and some protein in my urine, also my urine had a horrible fishy smell, sorry for the details ladies I’m desperate and normally very clean). I’m also on 2 long term anti depressants and an antipsychotic medication. I’ve got a normal bmi, eat healthy, never smoked only drink on special occasions and exercise. Any feedback would be cherished darlings ❤️

[CLKD]

Morning!  When was your last monthly period?

If U can remember back as far as that ;-).  Sometimes the ovaries continue to work a little bit which can skew tests.  How distended are you, have you put a tape measure around?  When I lay in bed or stand up my belly is flat, when I sit it's pudgy.  Due to lack of muscles/elasticity.

A fishy smell could be vaginal bacteria, has a long name .......... someone will be along I expect to tell us!  The smell is chacteristic and can be diagnosed by a swab - mayB ring your Practice for a chat with a Nurse?  White blood cells and protein are normal in urine samples. 

Do browse round once you've spoken to the Surgery.     Do read the threads about 'bladder issues' and 'vaginal atrophy'.  Make notes ;-)

[Sage 🍃]

Hi sweetie, don't worry! You're not pregnant!

'In very rare cases, you can have a false-positive result. This means you're not pregnant but the test says you are. You could have a false-positive result if you have blood or protein in your pee. Certain drugs, such as tranquilizers, anticonvulsants, hypnotics, and fertility drugs, could cause false-positive results.'

https://www.webmd.com/baby/guide/pregnancy-tests

Although they say it's 'very rare' they're referring to false-positive tests results and yours are negative or borderline.

Bloating is probably a sign that the UTI infection might have reached your bladder, womb, tubes, or even ovaries and kidneys, so get a treatment ASAP!

Fingers crossed for you