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Hi

Please help me.i did a pregnancy test on Thursday and it came out positive.I did another one that tells you how many weeks you are and it said 3+ which if you have regular periods its 5+. I have no idea how many weeks i am.Im always on the pill and dont really have a period.The docs on Fri are sending me for a scan to see how weeks i am but there paerwork is still there. I called the ultrasound dept at the hosiptal and they have managed to get me in for next tues at the early preg ctr she said that they dont normally dothem but she has put down that i havent had periods for ages and will get me seen.
Im still so confused how this has even happened.I thinkmy belly has even started to show as im only 4ft11 and usually slim though have thight lol!!!
can the preg tests be wrong ????? will i go forthe dating scan to find out im not preg ??????? all our immediate family know.

PLEASE HELP

I used to work for the company that does the pregnancy test with a timing - 3+ means that you have fallwn pregnant 3 (about) weeks ago. In medical terms that means you are 5 weeks pregnant because officially it's counted from your last starting day of your period and they are taking the avetage woman who ovulates around day 14 of the cycle. This is alway counted like this worldwide no matter how regular your periods are. That's also the reason why a due date is only an estimation because cycles are so different.

The pregnancy test measures the amount of hcg - hcg is the pregnancy hormone and rises rapidly in the first few weeks of a pregnancy and peaks around 10-11 weeks - then it falls again which is absolutely normal. So is a pregnant woman takes a test at lets say 28 weeks it will give her a very wrong result because her hcg levels are lower again.

The rise and fall of hcg is not exactly the same for every woman so ofc the test can only estimate - so no this timeline is not a 100% correct but it measured a 100% correctly hcg to some extent in your body.