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health check ups, pee and noo period
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i have finally got round to re-registering back at the gp after finishing uni and my health screen checkup thing is next tuesday. i got given one of those tubes to pee into it, im really curious about what they check for?? wasn't expecting to have to provide a pee sample.
also i want to mention at my health screening that i haven't had a period since october (this is the reason that motivated me to finally reregister). my periods have always been on time so i'm a little worried. there is pretty much zilcho chance i am pregnant but it would still be rather nice to rule it out. would they let me do a test as soon as i ask or can that be done from the urine sample? no idea where my awol period is :grump:
also i want to mention at my health screening that i haven't had a period since october (this is the reason that motivated me to finally reregister). my periods have always been on time so i'm a little worried. there is pretty much zilcho chance i am pregnant but it would still be rather nice to rule it out. would they let me do a test as soon as i ask or can that be done from the urine sample? no idea where my awol period is :grump:
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If your worried about being pregnant then i would buy a test and do it yourself - at my old GP they would make you do another pee in a different pot and then take it yourself to the hospital for testing and make you wait a week for an official NHS confirmation - which is beyond annoying (especially when your bleeding an you want to get a refferal to the early pregnancy unit and they won't send you till your official test comes back) - but i've been told that they were just unusually weird about the whole thing and there is a possibility that another gp might have pregnancy tests in stock - but i wouldn't count on it.
thanks i shalllll
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The routine pee tests are normally just dipstick tests - they can pick up stuff like sugar or protein in your pee that can point to diabetes or infections or what have you
my pee pee is okay! had the usual weigh in and blood pressure. apparently i am underweight, my bmi is 18.9 and it should be in it's 20's.
i told her about my period being a no go and she told me to buy a pregnancy test because the nhs dont offer them for free anymore apparently.. then if it's negative i need to make another appointment. did it today and it's negative which is nice! will make another appointment if my period hasn't happened by the end of the month.
the doc did say that being underweight can stop it but im not underweight by very much at all. huff
oh well. thanks for the replies
when i had my weight checked, i was told i was underweight because my bmi was 18.6. really annoyed me! i asked her why i was underweight because on the nhs website you aren't underweight until your bmi is under 18.5 but she told me it is actually 20. pfft! they need to make up their minds!!!!!
i'd take what you've been told into consideration but to be honest, i don't always think that a bmi score is really an indication of how healthy you are. have you lost weight recently? if so, it could be the reason for your periods being a bit all over the place. however, if you are eating normally (and enough) i wouldn't worry about it and i'd go back again if your period doesn't make an appearance soon.