am i pregnant?

Question

my friend and her partner are trying for a baby, she has been off the contraceptive pill for alittle over a month and was due for her period on monday, she is now 3 days over, she has taken a few pregancy tests, the first test showed she wasnt, but all the others, (these tests are very very predictable , such as i think clear blue) said she was, but the line in all the pregnancy tests saying she was, is very pale, and not at all strong, (like mine, my pregnant line was very much dark line.

she is very confused, she has seen a doctor and he took a preg test, and it says she isnt, but he does however think SHE is, just that the pregnancy hormone is very low at the moment? she has to go back in a weeks time? with thoughs tests she took at home, (even though the lines were weak) surely it means she is pregnant? with all four tests coming up with "that" line however faint it is?

snetterton... please dont answer the question then?? look shes trying for a baby and is very excited and hates the waiting :)

Answer 1

Lines on mine were always faint. I have had two children. I would say yes she is.

Answer 2

the lines on mine were faint, but Iwas pregnant. It's best to wait atleast a weeK or two before you retest as the pregnancy hormone will be very faint. If she's pale and finds herself falling alseep for no reason, she prob is pregnant

Answer 3

I had that happen to me in June & July but i had m/c they were so faint and I was confussed. All shes going to have to do is wait. But I dont understand why it wouldnt come up in a blood test that is better the a home preg test!. But tell her good luck!

Answer 4

i can totally understand needing to know as soon as possible. and personally, i think all of the analysis is kind of fun. my lines came and went the first couple weeks, and my first doc visit also was negative. there are many different things that could be an impact. see below for better info than i can give.
how very exciting for your friend!
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Home pregnancy tests measure the presence of a telltale hormone in your urine called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). This hormone, produced by cells from the placenta, first gets into your bloodstream when the fertilized egg implants in your uterus (about six days after fertilization). The amount of hCG in your body then increases rapidly over the next few weeks, doubling in amount about every two days. By 14 days after fertilization (about the time you would expect your period), some home pregnancy tests may be able to detect the hormone in your urine and give you a positive result. But in spite of their claims, most are not sensitive enough to guarantee you an accurate result at this point. In fact, you're much more likely to get an accurate result if you wait until a week after your expected period before testing.
How accurate are they on the day you miss your period?
Most home pregnancy tests claim to be "greater than 99 percent accurate" and imply that you can use them as early as the day you miss your period, but a study published in 2004 in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology has shown that this is misleading. The fact is that the amount of hCG in the urine on any given day after implantation can vary a great deal from one woman to another. Laurence Cole and other researchers at the University of New Mexico evaluated 18 currently available tests and found that only one was consistently sensitive enough to detect the levels of hCG that most pregnant women were likely to have on the first day of their missed menstrual period. Most of the other tests were only sensitive enough to pick up about 16 percent of pregnancies at that point, though many were likely to be accurate a week after an expected period was due.
So how can all these tests claim to be accurate so early in pregnancy?
They don't. They only claim to be "greater than 99 percent accurate" in general, and then separately, they suggest that you can use them as early as the day you miss your period. According to the current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, in order to claim that a home pregnancy test is "greater than 99 percent accurate," the manufacturer only needs to demonstrate that the test performs as well in the lab as an existing test more than 99 percent of the time. Since today's home pregnancy tests are more sensitive than previous products, it's not surprising that they are able to maintain this claim, but it has nothing to do with a test's ability to detect pregnancy at the time of a missed period.

Answer 5

Indeed her doctor is right and it could be that a few weeks will make all the difference. I know some tests give a very early response but, and unless they give a positive response you should give it a few days before testing again.

Answer 6

Sounds like she is pregnant. There shouldn't be a line if your not pregnant! I would say wait a couple days or a week and go to the doctor again.

Answer 7

she prob is pregnant as the hormone hcg can only be detected in pregnancy if the line is faint is might suggest that she is very early on a test result can only be inaccurate if it is negative good luck to you both xx

Answer 8

youre friend needs to go to the doctor of her choice and have a preagnancy check done.Some pregnancy tests work great on people others it dont tobe accurate and safe and to have peace of mind she needs to seek medical help asap.Never Self Diagnose or guess when it comes to pregnancy Time is crucial.Her and the babys health are very important from early on.Always keep Appointments alsoTo ensure a healthy pregnancy.Please feel free to E-Mail me with further questions Ive been directing everybody to my direct E-Mail address at [e-mail]

Answer 9

My pregnancy was detected at 4 weeks so this is a confusing one. Is she having any other symptoms, sore breasts, sickness??
I'd get her to do another test as sounds as if it is possible.

Answer 10

as far as i know, absolutely any line is a positive. the line will only appear if pregnancy hormone is detected-therefore there! hope it all works out well.