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False Positives
Read all 6 responses: "Has anyone else has a false positive pregnancy test? ... first response false negatives · first response false negative ...
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- I would say it was a very early miscarriage, if anything, or what is also sometimes referred to as a chemical pregnancy. Women have them more often than they know, if...
- Hi J., In February I was 3 days late for my period. I took three pregnancy tests that all had a very light line. The box says if there is any line at all no matter ...
- Hi J., false positives are farely rare. While evaporation lines occur more often. If the test was read after the specified timie limit or the line was grayish, it was ...
False Positive Pregnancy Test
I learned a lot and one of those things is you CAN NOT get a false positive test . False negative, sure. But if the test reads positive, it's picking up ...
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- I have been there...oh...SO MANY TIMES...and I can say my heart goes out to you. My son was born in 1990. LOTS of troubles while pregnant but he's here and healthy (fo...
- These probably weren't "false positives" but were instead very early miscarriages, called "chemical pregnancies." You can read more about it here: http://miscarriag...
- Sounds to me like you are having chemical pregnancy. It's much more commom than people think. A chemical pregnacy is a term used for a very early miscarriage. Many of ...
Am I Pregnant or Not?
Oct 13, 2009 ... i think there's a very big chance you are pregnant because i know that you can get a false negative but not a false positive wait at least 3 ...
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- I had an experience very similar to what you are describing. When I got the the DR's office, she said my test was Negative ( after 3 positives at home)and she describ...
- HELLO i think there's a very big chance you are pregnant because i know that you can get a false negative but not a false positive wait at least 3 more days and ta...
- The best way to know for sure is to make an appt to see your doctor and have them run a blood test.
HELP! Pregnant or Stress
Sounds like you are pregnant! Congratulations! Home pregnancy tests are very accurate and you are more likely to get a false negative than a false positive. ...
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- Home pregancy tests measure HCG levels--and you only get those if there's a baby on the way! Congratulaions!!
- If the test shows positive, it's pretty certainly accurate. If the test were wrong, it would have been a false negative, not a false positive. Sounds like another on...
- My doc says there are only false negatives, not false positives. Congrats! Worries over miscarriage. Low progesterone is the #1 cause of miscarriage - found out...
Pregnant?
I have heard of a false negative but NOT a false possitive. YEAH! That was how my last one was. I came downstairs and showed my hubbie early that morning. ...
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- The same thing happened to me with my son ... it was such a faint line. BUT a faint pink line is still a pink line. Congrats!!
- When I found I was pregnant the first time I took a test and it said positive. I took 3 more and they were all the same so I was really pregnant. It sounds like to me ...
- if there is ANY line at all, most likely you are pregnant. it is far more likely to get a false negative than a false positive. mine was faint too at first and now i...
Period Hasn't Started but Have Negative Pregnancy Test Results!
Could it be a false negative? Have any of you had the same experience? I just haven't been this late before. I am not on birth control...went off 3 months ...
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- Yes, you can start your period later... stress can hold it back, a luteal phase can be longer then usual, or you could be PG, and you just haven't got enough hormone i...
- Yes, you can definitely start late and worry or stress may add to it...in fact, just this month, I was off by 9 days. And as for the pregnancy tests, rarely do they g...
- Everyone is different but my periods were always between 24 and 29 days so I never knew exactly when to expect them. I only used NFP so I usually knew if and when I w...
Faint Posotive
You can have a false negative, but not a false positive. The pregnancy hormones are stronger at some times during early pregnancy, so if you take it again ...
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- I bet if you get a few more tests you can take one each day and watch that line grow darker. :)
- I had a VERY faint positive, but a positive is still that! If you really want to make yourself feel better, go buy a digital test. Pregnant, or Not pregnant may be eas...
- N., Yes it can be faint and just fine. My 2nd I took a test and it was neg., but a week later I took another and it was faint, but definetly positive, and now I hav...
Negative but No Period
I had 3 false negatives with my first child. I didn't test positive with a take home .... Period Hasn't Started but Have Negative Pregnancy Test Results! ...
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- Hi A., I'm in the diagnostics industry, so I can give you a pretty good idea of how these types of tests work. Pregnancy tests are looking for hCG (human chorion...
- Very shortly after my second child was conceived, I KNEW I was pregnant (I felt a change in my body that I recognized from my first pregnancy that had "ended" only a f...
- hi A., periods can be delayed or missed for many reasons, it has happened to me due to stress, change in diet, and starting and stoping an exercise program. Thank God ...
Which is the most accurate pregnancy test while nursing?
They informed me, and doctors have confirmed, that a test will NOT give a false positive, but can give a false negative reading. Good luck! ...
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- your hormones may be acting up. first question (that you don't have to answer however, just food for thought) is: are you having unprotected sex? if so...well, you cou...
- I would test in another couple of days....still no positive and still no AF, call your doctor. If you are pregnant and nursing you need to make sure you are getting p...
- Since it is possible to get pregnant while breastfeeding and you are still not that late, I would say it's a definite possibility . I would take another test about tw...
1 Positive & 1 Negative Pregnancy Test?
I was told by a doctor once that the at home pregnancy tests WILL give you a false negative, but NEVER a false positive. Go get another one! :) ...
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- I would try another precnancy test or two in the next few days. My breasts started to feel very tender to the touch, and heavy, and they got bigger. The areola part...
- I had the same thing happen, with my first child. I took a pregnancy test soon after I was suppose to have started and never did, and it was a very faint line, come t...
- Hi M., It was probably to early to test to begin with. Did you use the same brand each time? HCG levels increase about every 2 days, so if you tested on Sat, then...
