Why do so many women ask if they could be pregnant?

Question

If you think you might be pregnant why do you not just go to the store and buy a pregnancy test? They are not that expensive and most are 99.9% accurate. If you are so excited about "maybe" being pregnant, why not run right out and buy a test?

Answer 1

It depends on their situation. Maybe their showing symptoms that they never had before and they don't have anyone to turn to.

That's why they come here. To get answers for the questions they have.

Answer 2

That's like asking Why do so many women ask why so many women ask if they could be pregnant.  

Answer 3

Some do it just for the attention and so they can keep the person their with. They might not even be pregnant.

Answer 4

its a very important subject for so many people and here they can be anonymous with their concerns.  It seems to be a way of talking about it and getting peoples opinions. Whether it be a teenager panicking or a woman ttc for so long. If these questions upset you I suggest you ignore them and answer on a different topic.

Obviously a test will help give you an answer but sometimes talking about it beforehand just helps to ease the mind.

Answer 5

I completely agree.  Most pregnancy symptoms are the same as pms symptoms, so instead of asking if we think they're pregnant, i don't get why they don't just take a darn test.  Especially since that is all the answers say as well!

Answer 6

Because they don't have common sense and need to ask a bunch of strangers something we'll never be able to tell them.

Answer 7

I think some people want to hear words of hope. I know when I was trying I hated buying tests because the fear of seeing a no, so after I got alot of people tell me it sounded promising I would buy one. Silly maybe but that's my answer. ;-)

Answer 8

IDK maybe they just want reassurance. It gets old though. I agree with you though.

Answer 9

I always wonder the same thing.  Here's my theory:  Deep down inside they know they aren't pregnant, they just secretly hope they are and they are hoping to get answers validating their hopes.

It also bugs me because they can easily find 100,000 other questions similar to their own that have already been answered and not waste time by asking their own question.  Personally, I always search for previously resolved questions before my posting my own and 75% of the time I find the answer I am looking for.

Great question, star for you!

Answer 10

you know if you think about it,your F'n question gets asked alot more then what you think

so why dont you stop asking this question, and dont be such a smart @$$

thats why its called yahoo answers for people to come together and ask questions, its a reassurance