2006-10-02 00:39:10 · 12 answers · asked by mayuri s 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
You can get a false negative test but not a false positive. You can also miss periods when you are nervous and worried. Your best result is obtained by a blood test from the Dr. but regardless make sure to take the proper vitamins and precautions as if you were pregnant just in case. Hope all works out for you!
2006-10-02 00:49:11 · answer #1 · answered by dogloverdi 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Re-test using first morning urine as it contains the highest levels of the pregnancy hormone hcg but you could just be stressed out and that is why your period may be late.
Can I still be pregnant if the test is negative (have a "false negative")? In a word, yes. You could be testing too early (before your baby is making enough pregnancy hormone to be detected by the test.) And some women (this is fairly rare, but possible) never get a positive urine test even when they're definitely pregnant (for some reason the hormone doesn't make it into their urine.) I have a friend who didn't get a positive HPT until 25 DPO! (With her second baby, a test at 23 DPO was negative . . . but a test on 30 DPO was positive. Oddly enough, with #3, her positive test came at only 12 DPO.) If you get a negative test but think you might be preggo anyway, wait a couple of days (giving the hCG hormone time to build up) and try again. It's not over until the fat lady sings-- and your period crashes the party.
If you are not monitoring your fertility in any way (OPK's, charting cervical mucus or basal temperature, ultrasounds) it becomes extra-tricky. There are two parts to every menstrual cycle: from the start of your period to ovulation, which can vary quite a bit in length, and from ovulation to your next period, which is usually consistent in length. (This second half is known as the "luteal phase," and the normal range is 10-16 days. It's normal for your typical luteal phase to vary by a day or two. For example, mine is normally 11 days, but 10 and 12 are not unheard of either. I have also had a couple of longer ones by total fluke.)
Because ovulation can happen at any time, it's possible your egg was delayed for some reason (stress, illness, travel, excitement.) This doesn't mean your period is actually "late" (it could arrive within the normal 10-16 days after ovulation), but rather than your entire cycle was delayed due to a later-than-usual ovulation.
2006-10-02 08:09:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly - it happened to me. You are most likely to have a false negative on a test if you take the test really early after you miss your period and also if you take it later in the day when you have peed a few times during the day already. The hormone levels that the test is checking for are strongest at the beginning of the day and they increase as you get further along in pregnancy.
It's not likely to get a false negative, but definitely possible.
2006-10-02 07:43:26 · answer #3 · answered by Kris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had this problem i did 4 test and on the 5th it came out positive the best thing is 2 leave it a few days then try again if it still comes out neg the go to ur doctor and ask them wot 2 do.They will prob do a blood test
2006-10-02 07:46:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are currently taking a form of birth control pills they too can cause your periods to stop - my advice is go to your local planned parenthood or family planning and have a pregnancy test done there. Usually they will do it for a lower cost or in some cases even for free. Better to be sure and not take any chances.
2006-10-02 07:46:43 · answer #5 · answered by J W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those tests aren't perfect. They can give off a false negative. Go to the doctor and get a blood test if you don't start your period soon.
2006-10-02 07:43:58 · answer #6 · answered by kenntonip 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES YOU COULD HAVE HAD A FALSE READING. THE BEST THING TO DO IS GO TO A HEALTH DEPT OR A CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER AND HAVE A PREGNANCY TEST DONE THERE. IF IT IS STILL NEGATIVE, GO SEE YOUR DOCTOR. IF YOU ARE PREGNANT, YOU NEED TO GET AN O.B. DR. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
2006-10-02 07:48:32 · answer #7 · answered by baptism_by_fire_2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u need to see a doctor to make SURE cuz sometime pregnancy test show error too.
2006-10-02 07:41:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u using the correct ways is MOSTLY the results is right^^Find doctor to do a more specific answer!!
2006-10-02 08:32:20 · answer #9 · answered by michelleting88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may not have enough hpt in your system for a urine test to detect, so what you want to do is go to your dr. and request a quantitaive blood test.
2006-10-02 08:55:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋