My brother just rang and said his girlfriend took a pregnancy test this afternoon and looked at it 2 mins later ,there was nothing so she put it to one side a few hours later she looked at it againand there is a faint line ive told him to take another test in the morning. What do you think?
2007-10-21 11:38:16 · 9 answers · asked by stacey 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Her period is 5 days late
2007-10-21 11:40:02 · update #1
If you read a pregnancy test past the required time frame then it can be a false positive. After a few minutes lines can show up, light or dark - which are called evaporation lines. So if the test required to read the results withing 10 minutes then 10 minutes is all you can rely on, after that the test is not valid anymore. They need to take another one to find out for sure.
2007-10-21 11:42:53 · answer #1 · answered by ppL L0ve 2 hAt3 m3 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well normally it can take like 3-5 mins. for a positive to show. But since she took it in the afternoon, there may not have been enough hormones in her urine to give an accurate result. She should take it with first morning urine because the hormone levels will be higher. I'm inclined to positive, because I have never had that happen and false positives are rare.
2007-10-21 18:56:57 · answer #2 · answered by tcelestie888 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally it gives you a time limit in which the tests are good for. I would say go ahead and take another test in the morning, like you told him. Sounds like it didn't work correctly.
2007-10-21 18:41:20 · answer #3 · answered by N and A's Momma 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pregnancy tests are expensive. I would definetly have him get another one. He should also bring the box of the defective one back to the store and request a refund or a replacement one.
2007-10-21 18:43:29 · answer #4 · answered by J9 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
After 10 minutes the results aren't valid.
I would take another test.
2007-10-21 21:21:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all after 10 min they tell you not to look at it because it's invalid after that amount of time. She probaby took it wrong and needs to read the directions carefully and take it again in the morning.
2007-10-21 18:42:11 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Mommy to 3 year old Jacob and baby on the way♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He should get her to do another pregnancy test because that dont sound right. She should get her doctor to test her urine with a pregnancy test.
2007-10-21 22:11:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, she should definetly test again with first of the morning urine.
2007-10-21 22:32:33 · answer #8 · answered by nica223 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any results after 5 minutes shouldn't be right, but let her retest
2007-10-22 13:02:17 · answer #9 · answered by Mom of 2 w/ PCOS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋