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I’ve had a blood test and it showed my HCG to be <1.2 which

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Hello,
I’ve had a blood test and it showed my HCG to be <1.2 which is negative and I’ve had negative pregnancy tests and am not showing or anything but I am concerned about cryptic pregnancy when people say they had all negative tests and no symptoms and then have birth which is something I don’t want.
And I just wanted some information on this if possible, can I still be pregnant?
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Customer: replied 10 days ago.
A cryptic pregnancy is rare, I would accept a low hcg level as a non pregnancy.

If you still wonder about a cryptic pregnancy then you would not have a period.

Therefore if within 2 months you have had no return to your periods then an ultrasound would exclude a pregnancy.

But given they are so rare, we don’t consider them assuming your period continues

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Customer: replied 10 days ago.
As I am on the pill would a withdrawal bleed still count as a period

Yes it would

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I hope this answers your question

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Customer: replied 10 days ago.
I don’t need an ultrasound

No you would not need an ultrasound

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