False negatives; how far gone did some of you get these?
I think I am pregnant but a test taken last night ws negative, as was the last one I took 3 weeks ago. I do plan to see a doctor, so am not relying on this, but am curious, how far along were some people into their pregnancies while still getting negative results on home pregnancy kits and also, if you could name the brand you were using; I used Superdrug own brand ones.
Answers:
This isn't meant to discourage you, but don't trick yourself into believing you are pregnant just because you want to be. I did this, and it drove me crazy for months. I went 4 months without a period and wanted to get a positive test, but they were always negative. I think I may have delayed my period by tricking myself into thinking I was pregnant. Your emotions have a huge effect on when you get your period. A lot of women told me stuff like this and I didn't want to hear it, but it ended up that they were right. This isn't to say that you are not pregnant and that false negatives don't exist - they just aren't as common as women want them to be, if that makes sense. Good luck! I hope you get what you want.
yea i dont think those work i used a cvs brand and didn't get a result, so i bought one at the dollar store and it worked, i was about 3 weeks prego. good luck =)
I've taken a few pregnancy tests and I've never had a false negative. I'm not even sure if it's possible. I know you can have a false positive, but I don't think you can have a false negative.
Actually the opposite is true, you cannot have false positives. But it is very possible to have a false negative. That is when there is not enuff HCG hormone in your body to be detected with a home pregnancy test. The best thing to do, is wait until you see your doctor. The blood test will give you the proper answer you are looking for. Best of luck to you!
Firstly I'd like to respond to the inaccurate answer above. It is possible and common to get false negatives, it is virtually unheard of to get a false positive.
Now on to the question, some people have false negatives all the way through their pregnancy and only get a positive result by having a blood test. The reason is because the Human Pregnancy Hormone does not show up in some women's urine for a while.
Good uck.
You can have false negatives but never a false positive. Go to the doc's and get a blood test to be sure. But if you tested three weeks ago and last nite, you are probably not pregnant. Good luck hun.
I'm in the same situatuion. I'm 3 days late and took First response early result 2 days before i was due to start, and it was negative. here I am 3 days later and took the same brand of test this morning with first morning urine, and it was still negative. I know that it's more of a chance to have false negatives rather than false positives because there might not be enough HCG in your urine to detect. Flase positves usually mean a miscarriage. Best of luck to you!
I used CVS and got a negative, later that night I used Answer from Wal-Mart and got a giant positive and quickly. I was about 3.5 weeks, or 10 to 11 days after ovulation. You might be pregnant, my best friend used every test under the sun (we seriously spent a TON of money on them) and got a negative result until she was 11 weeks along! Her hormone level was way low and they told her she would lose the baby, he's now 6 months old and amazing :) Don't give up hope, but rely on the blood test at the dr.'s.
my step-sister had a false positive.. she skipped two periods and then started bleeding really bad they rushed her to the hospital. the doctor did a uninalysis and 2 blood tests and said that she wasn't pregnant and she never was. kind of a weird situation there, i don't think she was lying about the pregnancy test but maybE?
I bought mine at the 99 cents store both times I was pregnant and they both worked, I was about 3 1/2 weeks with both. You should go to the doctor, I hope you are, goodluck!
my cousin just found out she was pregnant, but it didn't show up on the cheap test (she done 5) then she bought a £12 one and that came up positive. xx
I used clear blue digital test 2 days after my due date that came up positive straight away as there was 3 in the pack I had to do them all over the next few days. U may not be getting enough urine on the stickso do it in a clean container and put the stick in for however long says on instructions probabaly 20-30 secs goodluck:)
hey,
I got false negatives up until i was 8 weeks! It was so obvious i was pregnant from my symptoms but it wouldnt show up so hang in there chick and try again in a few days, HCG rises every few days. If your still unconvinced you can always go to your doctor and request a blood test as these are much more accurate and will show up 7-12 days after conception.
Good luck xx
A friend used a clear blue that was negative when she was actually 6 weeks pregnant, although she'd never had regular periods. I used predictor (pink box, got from Asda) I took 3 tests, one on the day before my period was due, this was negative, then the next day i never came on, so did another test day this was positive and another again 2 days later just for good measure, this was positive, so it is true that they don't work unless you've actually missed a period.
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Answers:
This isn't meant to discourage you, but don't trick yourself into believing you are pregnant just because you want to be. I did this, and it drove me crazy for months. I went 4 months without a period and wanted to get a positive test, but they were always negative. I think I may have delayed my period by tricking myself into thinking I was pregnant. Your emotions have a huge effect on when you get your period. A lot of women told me stuff like this and I didn't want to hear it, but it ended up that they were right. This isn't to say that you are not pregnant and that false negatives don't exist - they just aren't as common as women want them to be, if that makes sense. Good luck! I hope you get what you want.
yea i dont think those work i used a cvs brand and didn't get a result, so i bought one at the dollar store and it worked, i was about 3 weeks prego. good luck =)
I've taken a few pregnancy tests and I've never had a false negative. I'm not even sure if it's possible. I know you can have a false positive, but I don't think you can have a false negative.
Actually the opposite is true, you cannot have false positives. But it is very possible to have a false negative. That is when there is not enuff HCG hormone in your body to be detected with a home pregnancy test. The best thing to do, is wait until you see your doctor. The blood test will give you the proper answer you are looking for. Best of luck to you!
Firstly I'd like to respond to the inaccurate answer above. It is possible and common to get false negatives, it is virtually unheard of to get a false positive.
Now on to the question, some people have false negatives all the way through their pregnancy and only get a positive result by having a blood test. The reason is because the Human Pregnancy Hormone does not show up in some women's urine for a while.
Good uck.
You can have false negatives but never a false positive. Go to the doc's and get a blood test to be sure. But if you tested three weeks ago and last nite, you are probably not pregnant. Good luck hun.
I'm in the same situatuion. I'm 3 days late and took First response early result 2 days before i was due to start, and it was negative. here I am 3 days later and took the same brand of test this morning with first morning urine, and it was still negative. I know that it's more of a chance to have false negatives rather than false positives because there might not be enough HCG in your urine to detect. Flase positves usually mean a miscarriage. Best of luck to you!
I used CVS and got a negative, later that night I used Answer from Wal-Mart and got a giant positive and quickly. I was about 3.5 weeks, or 10 to 11 days after ovulation. You might be pregnant, my best friend used every test under the sun (we seriously spent a TON of money on them) and got a negative result until she was 11 weeks along! Her hormone level was way low and they told her she would lose the baby, he's now 6 months old and amazing :) Don't give up hope, but rely on the blood test at the dr.'s.
my step-sister had a false positive.. she skipped two periods and then started bleeding really bad they rushed her to the hospital. the doctor did a uninalysis and 2 blood tests and said that she wasn't pregnant and she never was. kind of a weird situation there, i don't think she was lying about the pregnancy test but maybE?
I bought mine at the 99 cents store both times I was pregnant and they both worked, I was about 3 1/2 weeks with both. You should go to the doctor, I hope you are, goodluck!
my cousin just found out she was pregnant, but it didn't show up on the cheap test (she done 5) then she bought a £12 one and that came up positive. xx
I used clear blue digital test 2 days after my due date that came up positive straight away as there was 3 in the pack I had to do them all over the next few days. U may not be getting enough urine on the stickso do it in a clean container and put the stick in for however long says on instructions probabaly 20-30 secs goodluck:)
hey,
I got false negatives up until i was 8 weeks! It was so obvious i was pregnant from my symptoms but it wouldnt show up so hang in there chick and try again in a few days, HCG rises every few days. If your still unconvinced you can always go to your doctor and request a blood test as these are much more accurate and will show up 7-12 days after conception.
Good luck xx
A friend used a clear blue that was negative when she was actually 6 weeks pregnant, although she'd never had regular periods. I used predictor (pink box, got from Asda) I took 3 tests, one on the day before my period was due, this was negative, then the next day i never came on, so did another test day this was positive and another again 2 days later just for good measure, this was positive, so it is true that they don't work unless you've actually missed a period.
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