My implanon has been in for nearly 4 years and I'm pretty sure I'm pregnant, but an at home test says I'm not. Can the inactive birth control make the test read negative for some reason?
Can an expired implanon falsify a pregnancy test?
Question posted by raczerb1001 on 3 Dec 2013
Last updated on 3 December 2013
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DzooBaby
3 Dec 2013
No. Implanon will have no effect on a pregnancy test. You need to get it removed. When you test, be sure to use the very first void (pee) of the morning as it will be the most concentrated. Pregnancy tests look for a particular hormone in the urine that is only secreted by pregnant women. Using birth control of any kind will not affect this test. If you are still convinced you are pregnant, see your OB-GYN and get a blood test, they are more accurate. Have him remove the spent Implanon, if you are trying to get pregnant and especially if you are pregnant.
raczerb1001
3 Dec 2013
Thank you very much
kaismama
3 Dec 2013
No, They test for a hormone that is only there in pregnancy. Nothing would stop it from being there if you were pregnant. Have you done it with your period a week late, and first thing in the AM.
raczerb1001
3 Dec 2013
My period was due on 11\23-11/25, its now 12/3. I tried earlier today but it was not the first pee of the day. I'm not even spotting our cramping like i usually do. I'm just really tired and the angel of everything i eat is over powering. (kind of like the symptom i get when i have a migraine, but no migraine)
raczerb1001
3 Dec 2013
Smell, not angel.
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