i can see a line but its not very clear, it is very fade. does anybody know what it means.
2006-06-29 21:30:23 · 8 answers · asked by bonbon b 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
If the line showed up before 10 minutes then you are most likely pregnant cause if you wait to look at a test after 10 minutes of taking it -it can be a evaporation line which means a false positive.
Re-take a test if you are still not sure but this time use first morning urine.
The positive line is really faint. Is this okay? An HPT tells you exactly one thing: your urine either has detectable pregnancy hormone in it, or it doesn't. The darkness or lightness of a line doesn't mean much. Generally speaking, a very light line can mean there is a small amount of hCG in your urine, and a very dark line can mean there is a larger amount of hCG in your urine. This is why you may get a faint positive at 10 DPO but a darker positive at 18 DPO. However, this is not always true. Tests are all different, and even tests in the same box may differ in sensitivity. Comparing light/dark lines will just drive you nuts. If you see a line in the "results" window, you're preg!
What's an evaporation line? Evaporation ("evap") lines result with the test's antibody strip just looks slightly different than the space around it. There is a line of antibodies (usually made from mouse cells) in the Control and Test section. The Control line binds with any liquid and turns pink (or blue, in tests using blue dye.) The Test/Result line turns pink only if pregnancy hormone is detected. If not, the moisture passes over this strip and does not turn pink. It may, however, become more visible when the light hits the moisture on the strip-- it may appear gray, colorless, like a "dent" in the test, or like a "ghost line." It may appear at any time-- as soon as the urine hits it, after a few minutes as the test absorbs the moisture, or after the 10-minute time limit. It may appear when the test is drying, or after it has dried. It may disappear as the test is drying, or after the test has dried, or not disappear at all.
The simple fact is that there is always "something there" that is slightly visible-- it's simply the antibodies on the test that would turn pink in the presence of hCG. When the test becomes wet, or as it dries, or after it dries, the antibody strip may become more visible. Therefore, all tests may have them. It is not a defect; it's just how tests are made.
A real positive is identified by its color (pink or blue, whatever the color of the test's dye is) and its appearance within 10 minutes of urinating on the stick. A line that appears after 10 minutes, regardless of color, must be considered an evap line and is caused by the test's chemicals changing. HPT's are rapid assay diagnostics, which means any results appearing after the "rapid" time limit of 10 minutes are invalid.
Good luck
2006-06-29 22:19:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are probably pregnant. Most tests are rarely false positive- they are never a false negative due tot eh fact that there MUST be a pregnancy hormone to make it work. If the line shows up at all then it is detecing a pregnancy hormone....You could also be alittle off on your days.... not everyone has the exact same ovulation schedule every month... wait a few more days a take another test.
2006-06-30 04:39:55 · answer #2 · answered by jachooz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that means your pregnant. But how long after you took the test did the line appear. Cause you know your not suppost to read the test after so many minutes, I think like 5 or so. But if it came up right away then that means your gonna be a mommy
2006-06-30 02:44:45 · answer #3 · answered by lil_gabby_2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CONGRATULATIONS, you are pregnant in your third or forth week. My answer has been based on a recent experience. My wife had to go throught the same issue two weeks ago and we found out that a LINe is a Line. No matter how clear it is.
Congrats again, and if interested in knowing if it is a boy or a girl, I do have that chinese calendar and can help you with that. :-)))
2006-06-29 21:37:05 · answer #4 · answered by aka03271 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you're pregnant. A line is a line...no matter how faint it is. It's probably faint because you're just *barely* pregnant and there's not enough hcg (pregnancy hormone) in your urine to detect yet. Re-test in about a week and I can almost guarantee that line will be much darker. :)
2006-06-30 03:00:42 · answer #5 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wait until after you have missed your period completely, and then take another test.
2006-06-29 21:33:33 · answer #6 · answered by heidielizabeth69 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you're pregnant, congrats.
2006-06-29 21:33:01 · answer #7 · answered by guineasomelove 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it usually means that you are pregnant
2006-06-29 22:55:57 · answer #8 · answered by tamzin b useful today 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋