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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Southern California
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Southern California
Posts: 308
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Faith - I was told to STOP taking Copaxone at least 30 days prior to even trying to get pregnant.
Chazen - I agree with Dej - I wouldn't take ANYTHING unless I knew for sure. You can get a simple blood test.
I have been reading a LOT about pregnancy tests...and yes, you can get a false positive and still be pregnant. Home urine tests (as do blood tests) test for HCG...but the home tests require that a LOT more of it be present to be detected. (Presence of HCG is indicative of pregnancy.) Blood tests can detect a lower level and thus confirm pregnancy sooner. If you don't want to go for the blood test, then wait a few more days and test again. (With a different brand this time!) They say that HCG levels double every 48 hours. Also, you are supposed to test with your first urine of the day, as it would show the highest concentration. As for over the counter home tests, EPT requires the lowest amount of HCG to be detected. (How do I know this? I'm sitting on pins and needles waiting to take a pregnancy test myself!!)
Edife - on another note - last time I checked (which to be honest, was a while ago) there were trials going on that combined copaxone with estriol treatment. Yes, it is known that women with MS (as well as many other auto immune diseases) go into a honeymoon period while pregnant...and then have greater chance of relapse shortly post-partum.
Keep us posted...
(though to be honest, the fact that you are cramping doesn't sound like pregnancy...maybe just that you're late?)
~Keri
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