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What Could Delayed Periods With Very Faint Line In HPT Indicate?

I am always regular on my periods and now I am three days late. I have taken 3 pregnancy tests, the first one was the day before I started my period, the 2nd one was this morning, and the third was this afternoon about an hour ago. The first two were first responses, and the last one was clearblue digital. The first one was definitely negative but the second one I took this morning while the test was loading it stopped at the line where it would show your pregnant at for a few seconds, and then kept going. I looked at the test and it looks like a faint line there. So faint that it's almost not there at all. I don't know if I'm seeing things or not? It's driving me insane. & then with the clear blue it said not pregnant? I don't know what's going on and I'm so anxious to know. I am only 3 days late past my period. But I experienced some type of light brownish looking spotting earlier but it stopped. Any advice? What do you think? Am I pregnant or no?
posted on Sat, 11 Jul 2015
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It would be best to wait a few days then repeat the test, this would then give a clear result.

It can take 11 to 14 days for a test to give a definitive answer. These tests detect HCG and if it is not high enough then the result may be falsely negative.

HCG rises throughout pregnancy.

If you are pregnant and wait a few days then the test would be able to give a clear answer.

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What Could Delayed Periods With Very Faint Line In HPT Indicate?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic It would be best to wait a few days then repeat the test, this would then give a clear result. It can take 11 to 14 days for a test to give a definitive answer. These tests detect HCG and if it is not high enough then the result may be falsely negative. HCG rises throughout pregnancy. If you are pregnant and wait a few days then the test would be able to give a clear answer. I hope this helps