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False Pregnancy Test
A pregnancy test indicating inaccurate readings due to malfunction of the test itself, improper use, medications that can interfere with the reading, etc.
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The lab tests are more reliable then the HPT but if you are insecure you can always take the bloodtest.
Is it possible to have 2 out of 3 positive pregnancy tests be false?
A false positive pregnancy test is extremely rare, so I would say no, if the tests read positive you are most likely pregnant.
Hi, This could be due to a hormonal imbalance or a Thyroid Imbalance. Speak to your Doctor and have a pregnancy blood test performed. Much more accurate than a urine test.
Can gallstones give you a false negative pregnancy test?
The gallbladder has no effect on hormones of pregnancy. Gallstones will not affect a pregnancy test.
Is a urine dipstick from the doctor's office a reliable pregnancy test?
I took a hpt & is was very faintly pos. I went to my doc. that same day & there urine test was neg. I came home I took 13 more hpt's & all pos. Some were faint in the beginning but every 2 days the line got darker. I am now 9 weeks pregnant & have already seen the baby on ultrasound. The doctors urine test was wrong.
Yes, once you are pregnant your hormones rise rapidly, a test may be negative ONE day and positive the NEXT.
What are the tools available for the home test of pregnancy?
You go to the pharmacy and ask for a pregnancy testing kit, in the UK you can buy them in the supermarket, whether you can in US I don't know. Usually near the condoms.
It is nothing to do with pregnancy. The result is "positive" for phosphate, meaning, presumably, that higher levels of phosphate then normal are being found in the blood. Phosphate is a normal substance in foods which is needed in the body mainly as a constituent of bone. Excess phosphate is normally filtered out of the blood by the kidneys and ends up in the urine. A positive serum phosphate test, which I assume means higher than the normal level, is usually indicative of the kidneys not functioning as efficiently as they used to.
If you think to much of the pregnancy can that effect the results of the pregnancy test?
No. Pregnancy is a biological issue, and no matter what you think (positive or negative), it will not effect the pregnancy test.
Can vicodin give a false positive on a pregnancy test?
No. Pregnancy tests are looking for hCG - a hormone found in the system of women who are pregnant, or very rarely by certain medical conditions - the test is not sensitive to drugs.
If you used water instead of urine on a pregnancy test what would happen?
Nothing. The pregnancy test uses your hormones inside your urine to predict pregnancy. If this hcg hormone is not present, the test will not show you a positive result. The only thing you would see would be the "control line".
Under what circumstances may a false positive result from a pregnancy test be obtained?
An ectopic pregnancy (one in which an embryo implants outside the uterus), certain types of masses (such as an ovarian tumor or a hydatidiform mole ), and the use of some fertility drugs that contain hCG
Yes this can happen. Its best to have a blood test performed. More accuarte.
Clear blue pregnancy test negative but super drug was positive?
Superdrug is a more sensitive test (10miu) meaning it can detect lower levels of hormones (early pregnancy). Clearblue is more like 25miu, meaning you would have to have higher hormone levels (later pregnancy) before it picked it up.
You need to wait 3 days or more and take another test or go see the doctor.
Yes it happened to me and that negative test is a happy little girl. Take another test in a month, it should read correctly. Go to your doctor and get a blood test and an ultrasound they are much mor reliable than at home tests although at home tests are pretty accurate hope everything works out for you Good luck and God Bless!!!
You should go to your doctor and have them do a blood HCG test. It will show positive before a urine test would.
You took several pregnancy tests that were positive and then later turned negative are you pregnant?
no probably not. What probably happened was a very early miscarriage. The pregnancy test stays positive for two weeks after a miscarriage. sorry,honey joymaker rn
Can Maxzide cause false positive pregnancy tests?
There is nothing in the product information for Maxzide that indicates the possibility of a false positive on a pregnancy test. Also the drug is a diuretic, which pulls fluid from the body, thus diluting the urine. Since a pregnancy test relies on the presence of hormones in the urine to indicate positive of negative, use of a diuretic may cause a false negative rather than a false positive. If you think you may be pregnant, and you take a diuretic on a routine basis, I would encourage you to see your doctor soon. The use of any medication, especially those taken on a daily basis, should be okayed by a physician familiar with you and your prescriptions. You could also get a musch more accurate blood test to determine pregnancy. Good luck! Mr. Dog RN (I am a nurse, not a doctor, and I don't know you from a hole in the wall. Your health is your business, not mine. I want to help you with your questions, but I can be wrong. The opinions and advice I may offer are just that, opinion and advice. Please see your doctor so (s)he can tell you how full of crap I might be. And whatever happens, don't sue me.)
How could a home pregnancy test show positive if three days later you started your period?
Maybe your home pregnancy test is not accurate. It is thought that about 40% of pregnancies are 'lost' with the first period. Until the last few years there was no way of knowing you were pregnant before missing a period so this did not happen.
Can folic acid change the result of a pregnancy test?
No, folic acid is a vitamin, nothing to do with a pregnancy test.
How aften do false positives happen when taken first thing in the morning?
false positives are almost never heard of. however false negatives happen somewhat frequently.
