 [ Symptoms ] is there a statistical possibility an abdominal x ray could miss a pregnancyfetus  the past 8 mos i am having the same pregnancy symptoms i had with my son i started the year with late periods then breast tenderness morning sickness food adversion cravings & weight gain in the spring i experienced flutters in the summer followed by movements bloating & excessive gas lastly was a feeling of kicking the start of fallmaybe muscle spasms & lower back pain pregnancy tests were negative i had an abdominal examine & x ray to find out what is wrong what is going on [ Disease ] most helpful answer well there is pretty much zero statistical probability that an abdominal x ray could miss an 8 month fetus could an abdominal x ray miss an 8 week embryo it is possible if the radiologist or other health care provider was not looking specifically for an embryo or fetus but even at that any abnormality on an x ray probably would be picked up abdominal x ray is not how pregnancies are confirmed the gold standard for confirming a pregnancy is the pelvic ultrasound as to what is going on well it is difficult to say you may be experiencing a false pregnancy but that is just a wild guess since i do not know anything about your health history i would suggest you sit down with your ob gyn and ask for a detailed explanation of the results of your abdominal exam and x ray wishing you all the best