does being on birth control (pills) affect your home pregnancy test readings?
2006-11-16 11:14:38 · 8 answers · asked by edg21 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
i have three pills left on my pack. i still took the test because i was worried. it came back positive. could it have been the level of hormones in the birth control that made it turn up like this.
2006-11-16 11:24:35 · update #1
Your Pregnancy test will come out postive if you are on the pill. The test measures a variance (change) in horomones that the pill puts in your body to trick it to think it is already pregant.
2006-11-16 11:18:32 · answer #1 · answered by asmidsk@verizon.net 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No it does not. The hormone used in the pill is different from the one being tested for in a pregnancy test. If your test came back positive, get to the doctor immediately. You are probably pregnant.
2006-11-16 19:31:48 · answer #2 · answered by seeme1995 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine never have had a problem telling me I'm pregnant. I was on birth control and got pregnant twice. If you read the package insert with a home pregnancy test it says that birth control will not effect the test. If you believe you are pregnant and the test comes up positive then most likely you are. Call your doctor and they will confirm by doing a blood test.
2006-11-16 19:23:58 · answer #3 · answered by a1dermommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will tell you this from personal experience. I'm on Yasmin, there have been 2 times when I've worried that I've been pregnant, and both times the test came out as clearly negative. So, from the best I can tell you, it doesn't. Im not sure why, maybe the tests test for a different kind/combination of hormones?
2006-11-16 19:24:19 · answer #4 · answered by musicgurl1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Daughter was taking birth control pills and 6 months later she got pregnant...The home pregnancy test was positive...8 months later she had a beautiful little boy....My first grandchild..My angel.
2006-11-16 19:20:08 · answer #5 · answered by Sunshine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u read the directions that come with tests it says birth control DOES NOT affect the results
2014-01-27 14:55:24 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, or at least mine didn't. I was on pill, never missed one and got pregnant. And my first test showed up positive.
2006-11-16 19:17:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will not effect a pregnancy test.
2006-11-16 21:13:05 · answer #8 · answered by chairkiss_silver 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋