I tested with First Response this morning. 2 lines appeared, one was lighter than the other. However after 10 minutes the line became faint. After several hours the line disappeared. Did I get a false positive? Did anyone experience this?
2006-12-10 15:05:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
It will naturally fade after a short period of time. The tests will never give a false positive. It can give a negative when you are, but never a false positive. You can go to your doctor and get a blood test too. Congratulations.
2006-12-10 15:08:22 · answer #1 · answered by Stephanie F 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The line disappeared after the time limit! Is it still positive? Please see Current Issues & Alerts for information on this ongoing problem with Answer Early and First Response Early Result tests.
A positive result will generally stay positive for 48 hours. Some very faint lines may fade and become difficult to see, however. Note: sometimes a line will appear briefly as the dye in the test passes over the area where a positive result would show. This is not a positive result.
My suggestion: as soon as urine is applied to your test, set a stopwatch for 9 minutes, 45 seconds. Place the test on a flat, dry surface and walk away. When the alarm goes off, read the test from the same distance you would read a book-- allow 15 seconds to examine the test. If there is a pink line (or blue, obviously, if your test uses blue dye), you are pregnant. If there is no line at the 10-minute mark, you are not pregnant or you are testing too early and there is not enough hCG to be detected in your pee. Note: women who have experienced the current "disappearing positive" phenomenon often had a positive result at the 10-minute mark, only to have the line disappear minutes or hours after that. The vast majority of these women have not been pregnant.
If you really get what looks like a true positive, and it disappears, I suggest calling the manufacturer and asking for their input. They may compensate you for the test as well.
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2006-12-10 23:19:43 · answer #2 · answered by ஐ♥Julian'sMommy♥ஐ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The line disappeared after the time limit! Is it still positive? Please see http://www.peeonastick.com/issues.html for information on this ongoing problem with Answer Early and First Response Early Result tests.
A positive result will generally stay positive for 48 hours. Some very faint lines may fade and become difficult to see, however. Note: sometimes a line will appear briefly as the dye in the test passes over the area where a positive result would show. This is not a positive result.
My suggestion: as soon as urine is applied to your test, set a stopwatch for 9 minutes, 45 seconds. Place the test on a flat, dry surface and walk away. When the alarm goes off, read the test from the same distance you would read a book-- allow 15 seconds to examine the test. If there is a pink line (or blue, obviously, if your test uses blue dye), you are pregnant. If there is no line at the 10-minute mark, you are not pregnant or you are testing too early and there is not enough hCG to be detected in your pee. Note: women who have experienced the current "disappearing positive" phenomenon often had a positive result at the 10-minute mark, only to have the line disappear minutes or hours after that. The vast majority of these women have not been pregnant.
If you really get what looks like a true positive, and it disappears, I suggest calling the manufacturer and asking for their input. They may compensate you for the test as well.
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2006-12-10 23:11:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A false positive is very rare they say. If there is any line at all in the right area that means you have the HCG hormone and you are pregnant, most tests will say to ignore what test says after ten minutes, it may appear or disappear so results are only good for like 3 minutes.
2006-12-10 23:09:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
how the test first appears is usually the answer it doesnt matter if one line is lighter then the other
if it disappears it might be a fault in the test and the best bet is to take one again just to make sure
but by the sounds of it , it's positive
2006-12-10 23:09:13 · answer #5 · answered by bubbles_in_my_eye 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not a false positive. You should never check results on any pregnancy test after the alloted time in the instructions. If they told you to check after two minutes, and it was positive, then that is the correct result. So I'd say.. you're pregnant! Congrats.
2006-12-10 23:07:49 · answer #6 · answered by maenerd 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are most likely pregnant, but there is a chance of a false positive. I'm guesing you are not very far alond, maybe just a little late? In that case, your hormones are just not that strong yet. Test again if you want, or wait a few more days. The result should be more definate.
2006-12-10 23:09:10 · answer #7 · answered by Mary W 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
false positives are rare, false negatives are common.. More than likely you are pregnant but don't have enough HCG in your body. Definitely take another test first thing in the morning with your first pee.
2006-12-10 23:08:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you got 2 lines even the fainest line you are pregnant! And the lines fade within a few hours they do not stay!
2006-12-10 23:12:47 · answer #9 · answered by notAminiVANmama 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes I had the same thing and I was prego. Take the test again but with a different brand one more time.
2006-12-10 23:06:59 · answer #10 · answered by Queen of Kings 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋