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I knew that when I came off of depo-provera, the average time to conception was 6 months, so I am not really expecting anything anytime soon. I missed my shot that was due July 14th, so I am ~7 weeks off of birth control. I have not had any substantial spotting, and AF has not come for a visit as of yet.

I have been having a ton of symptoms such as really sore/heavy breasts, I have to pee a ton, I am always tired, I have had occasional cramping throughout the past week, and I am nauseated when my stomach is empty, in the early morning on night shifts, and throughout the early part of my shift on day shifts (it could be tiredness - but that has never been an issue for me before).

Part of me knows the chances I am pregnant are slim to none. I took a test a week ago and it was negative, but I just feel like I am in limbo. I don't want to waste a ton of tests, but if I am pregnant I need to know because I need to take precautions at work (I am a nurse, and should take extra precautions with x-rays, administering some meds, etc).

I just don't know what to do, and need someone to give me some advice!

@MissAsB: @huckleberry783: The blood tests that read the actual bHCG number are more accurate, the urine tests are the same. I could ask one of the maternity doctors to write me a requisition, but I don't work for a few more days, and the way gossip goes in the hospital, they whole hospital will know what is going on before I have a chance to tell DH. Even with the extra precautions, I was hopeful that I could keep a pregnancy under wraps for as long as possible at work. Otherwise I will have to go to a walk-in clinic, and I hate those places, and usually they will only do a urine test.

I just don't want to turn into a psycho constant tester, if these are just coming off of BC symptoms, and not actual pregnancy symptoms ... you know?

@Mrs. DG:  I am using a test that detects 20 mlU/ml hcg - maybe I should re-test in the morning (since it will have been 7 days), I have a few more of these tests. Do you know offhand what the threshold for the digital tests are?

So, today was another negative by a regular (urine) test. I will do a digital in a week (I am trying to limit to 1 test/week). I was super nauseated at 5am on my night shift last night (and I was well rested - so not normal for me) and all my other symptoms are still existing. My plan is that I get a negative digital in a week, and I am still symptomatic with no signs of AF to go see my doctor.

Well it has been 2 more weeks, I have just been using my tests I have ordered online, and 2 more negatives, with all the same symptoms, and no AF ... DH is starting to get concerned that I should see a doctor either way ... At this point it has been 2 1/2 months (10 weeks) off of BC!

@Lozza: I was on depo for just over a year this time, last time I was on it was about 5 years ago, and was on it for 3 years, and was back to normal as soon as I missed a shot (ie had bleeding 2 weeks after the missed shot then right onto a 30-32 day cycle.) so for me this isn't a normal withdrawl from the depo ...