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What Can Cause An Inconclusive Pregnancy Test?

Hi I was having pregnancy symptoms and went to the dr. The ultrasound showed a thicker lining so she did a urine test. One came back inconclusive so the second one they did was negative. Bc of the inconclusive and the thick lining and the symptoms she ordered a blood test. My question is what determines a test to be inconclusive
Fri, 13 Mar 2015
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DEAR,
urine pregnancy test is based on the b hcg amount secreted in urine, some times when the amount of b hcg is in low levels in urine the UPT may come faintly positive or negative that is called inconclusive upt,
blood b hcg measurements are used to confirm the pregnacy when upt is inconclusive.
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What Can Cause An Inconclusive Pregnancy Test?

DEAR, urine pregnancy test is based on the b hcg amount secreted in urine, some times when the amount of b hcg is in low levels in urine the UPT may come faintly positive or negative that is called inconclusive upt, blood b hcg measurements are used to confirm the pregnacy when upt is inconclusive. hope my answer satisfies u.