Most likely you are not pregnant since there were 3 methods of birth control used and none failed.
I know that when on HBC pills, sometimes my body would just skip a period. I'd stop the active pills and take the placebo pills on schedule, but my period never arrived. That happened twice in the few years I was on HBC and my understanding is that it isn't uncommon.
If the January times caused a pregnancy, a test would certainly be accurate by now if you just want to ease your mind. The February dates would be accurate in another week and a half or so.
I don't know when a blood test is accurate, but you also need to define "conception." Some people define it by implantation, others define it by when the sperm meets the egg. Sex can happen several days before the sperm meets the egg. And then it takes several days (up to 11 days, and generally no fewer than 6) for the egg to implant into the uterus. Urine tests are at best accurate 2 days after implantation, but even that is variable by person
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This is a pet peeve of mine, but there's no reason to call your period a "bleed" when you're using hormonal birth control. They're both caused by a drop in hormones, and they're both the shedding of the uterine lining. I'm not sure why people think there's a difference, but really they're the same thing. :D
I can appreciate that you're worried. Take a deep breath... relax. I'm going to address several points, which basically back up why I say you aren't pregnant
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With rapid weight loss, surgeons warn us that fertility is increased because hormones are stored in fat, and when rapid loss occurs, the hormones are released into the blood.
Is it possible to be pregnant from the sex in December, even though I had two normal bleeds since then (1/3/13 and 1/21/13)? I'm thinking of taking a urine test today to make sure that that's not the case
I don't know where I heard that a blood hcg test was accurate 4 days after conception. Hm..
It's just baffling how for months, one thing can happen habitually, then be different randomly.
There's no real difference between your period when you're using hormonal birth control and when you aren't. They're both caused by a drop in hormones, and they're both the shedding of the lining of the uterus. You don't need to call it anything other than your period
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I know that when on HBC pills, sometimes my body would just skip a period. I'd stop the active pills and take the placebo pills on schedule, but my period never arrived. That happened twice in the few years I was on HBC and my understanding is that it isn't uncommon.
If the January times caused a pregnancy, a test would certainly be accurate by now if you just want to ease your mind. The February dates would be accurate in another week and a half or so.
Good luck!
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Isn't a quantitative blood test accurate 3-4 days after possible conception?
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Is it possible to be pregnant from the sex in December, even though I had two normal bleeds since then (1/3/13 and 1/21/13)? I'm thinking of taking a urine test today to make sure that that's not the case
I don't know where I heard that a blood hcg test was accurate 4 days after conception. Hm..
It's just baffling how for months, one thing can happen habitually, then be different randomly.
I wish I wasn't so anxious about this stuff.
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