pregnancy test result?

Question

Hi, I took a hpt this morning around 2ish and looked at it not really expecting it to be pos. bcs I have pcos, but bcs I have the occasional alcoholic beverage I like to be careful. Anyway, the test appeared to be negative, but then just now I looked at it and there is a faint second line indicating pregnancy. Now, I know they say read the results before 10 minutes, but I've never had a pregnancy test turn from a neg. to a pos. when I wasn't pregnant. So what does this mean? Crazy fluke false pos. or real deal(gulp)?

both lines are pink, one is just lighter

Answer 1

3 possibilites for your situation

1) it's what's called an evaporation line, due to the test trying and the dye pooling, it's what can happen after the 10 min test period

2) You are pregnant but very early on and it just took awhile for the test to develop

3) You were really tired and just didn't notice the very faint line that had developed

I say retest.. either later today after holding your urine for awhile, or in the morning with first morning urine.
see what happens then, I'm pretty curious to find out your results you should let me know!! also if you can scan the test or get a good close up shot you can email it to me, I'm the queen of test interpetations lol [e-mail]

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Forget the ones with the lines!!!! E.P.T. Certainty is the best one to get. They're moderate price ( $12 for 2 tests ), but it has a digital readout. It clearly says pregnant or not pregnant. No staring at the lines, then wondering what's going on.

Answer 5

it means you should retest tomorrow with first morning urine and check within the 10 minute time line. If it is not showing a line at 10 minutes, throw it away and do not look at it again. If it shows a line within 10 minutes, congrats~!

Answer 6

Take another test, I have always been told to take 2 tests because the first one can give a false reading. If you are indoubt then go to your nearest family planning clinic and get them to test you as their tests are normally very accurate.

Answer 7

What ever is read in the 10 minutes, was the truth!!!

You are not pregnant.

Answer 8

i don't think you are but take another one to be safe