Usually a positive fibrinectin test indicates that you are at risk for preterm labor within two weeks. I had a positive test at 33 weeks and 5 days, and went to the hospital for my first dose of betamethasone. I was sent home, and instructed to come in the next day for my second and final...
At one week past conception, or three weeks pregnant, your levels are between 0 and 5. If you test again in one more week your numbers will rise if there is a pregnancy.
The heart rate is definitely just a myth. Your baby's heart rate will naturally fluctuate throughout the pregnancy- sometimes it will be faster, sometimes it will be slower. It is not any indication of gender. The only way for you to know now is to give birth. I would like to know where this...
If you are engaging in sexual activities and sperm enters the vagina then yes you can get pregnant. There does not need to be penetration. But, your friend is most likely not pregnant. There are TONS of explanations for every single symptom of pregnancy other than being pregnant.
A blood test can detect a pregnancy as early as 7 days after you have had sex. A urine test at the doctor's office AND at home will not work until you have missed your period, but some tests will work 5 days before you miss your period.
Where was the ectopic pregnancy and how far along did they say you were? If the pregnancy was in your fallopian tube (most ectopic pregnancies occur here) then you would never have made it to 8 months. If however the pregnancy was elsewhere in your abdomen then you could carry the baby to...