Cryptic pregnancy describes a pregnancy during which a person does not realize or does not acknowledge that they are pregnant. Many times, the individual does not recognize symptoms of pregnancy or does not experience typical symptoms of pregnancy. There are also reports that some women continue to have vaginal bleeding every month which is interpreted as a period. Hearing this tends to cause some panic in individuals who are sexually active, fear pregnancy and continue to have a period.

Here’s the thing to understand about cryptic pregnancies: it is a state of mind. Not knowing or not acknowledging pregnancy is a mental state, but the body is still growing a baby. This means that pregnancy tests will be positive and the doctor (if made aware of the possibility of pregnancy) would be able to find physical signs of a fetus. So if you are sexually active and worry about a cryptic pregnancy DESPITE a negative pregnancy test, don’t. It just won’t happen.