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Is Home Pregnancy Test Always Accurate?
okay i took a home pregnancy test 5 days before i am supposed to get my period and it came out positive so my fiancée told his parents and i told mine. My mother made me a dr s appointment but its a month away, and she keeps saying that its probably a false positive. what do you think? positive or false?
Mon, 16 Nov 2015
Hello, and I hope I can help you today.
Many of the new, over-the-counter pregnancy tests are so sensitive that they can detect pregnancy hormone even before a missed menstrual cycle.
So if you perform the test correctly, and interpret the results correctly, it is unlikely to be a false positive. However, the reason OB/GYN's do not usually recommend testing before you have actually missed a menstrual cycle is that sometimes a fertilized egg can temporarily make pregnancy hormone and then not implant which can result in a positive pregnancy test and a and then a normal or slightly late period This is called a chemical pregnancy and can get you excited about being pregnant and then disappointed.
So, I would just stop drinking alcohol, take prenatal vitamins, and possibly repeat the test after you miss your menstrual cycle.
I hope that I was able to adequately answer your question today, and that this advice was helpful.
Best wishes, and good luck with the pregnancy,
Dr. Brown
Many of the new, over-the-counter pregnancy tests are so sensitive that they can detect pregnancy hormone even before a missed menstrual cycle.
So if you perform the test correctly, and interpret the results correctly, it is unlikely to be a false positive. However, the reason OB/GYN's do not usually recommend testing before you have actually missed a menstrual cycle is that sometimes a fertilized egg can temporarily make pregnancy hormone and then not implant which can result in a positive pregnancy test and a and then a normal or slightly late period This is called a chemical pregnancy and can get you excited about being pregnant and then disappointed.
So, I would just stop drinking alcohol, take prenatal vitamins, and possibly repeat the test after you miss your menstrual cycle.
I hope that I was able to adequately answer your question today, and that this advice was helpful.
Best wishes, and good luck with the pregnancy,
Dr. Brown
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Hallow Dear,
Urine pregnancy test if done too early; i.e. within first week after missing a period, there are chances to have false negative results. However, false positive results are not commonly known. To confirm your diagnosis, you may perform Beta hCG test or ultrasonography.
However, by and large, urine pregnancy tests done after 8-10 days of missed period are reliable.
I hope this helps you.
Wish you all the best,
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
Urine pregnancy test if done too early; i.e. within first week after missing a period, there are chances to have false negative results. However, false positive results are not commonly known. To confirm your diagnosis, you may perform Beta hCG test or ultrasonography.
However, by and large, urine pregnancy tests done after 8-10 days of missed period are reliable.
I hope this helps you.
Wish you all the best,
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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