LaFlygurl03 Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 ok....is there anyway that a home pregnancy test could come up negative even if you are pregnant....once the doctor had asked me if it had ran in my family if the test came up negative but it was supposed to be positive...could that happen...i know that the really only 100% test is by blood, so could home pregnancy test not work on some people.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceesnowbubble Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 Of course..there is always that margin of error in ANYTHING that is man made, especially in things that are do-it-yourself/ at home type of things. Of course the chances of those at home pregnancy things being wrong is very small, its always good to go to the doctor just to make sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailey Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 Did you do the test when you woke up in the morning. The test should be more accurate. Of course, you should go to your doctor if you still in doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 There is ALWAYS a chance of getting a false negative or false positive result. My advice? Go see a doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avman Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 A home pregnancy test is less reliable with a negative result than a positive result. If it says you are pregnant, it's somewhere around 99% accurate. But the negative ones are the problem. Home pregnancy tests measure hCG which is a hormone secreted by the placenta during pregnancy. The amount of hCG increases as you get farther along in the pregnancy and some women have extremely low levels in early pregnancy. So the home pregnancy test may give a negative result when in fact you are pregnant. Or if you don't perform the test exactly according to the instructions you can get a false negative result. If you get a negative result, wait a week and then try it again. If its still negative but you haven't got a period and believe you could be pregnant, then you need to see your doctor for a blood test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playgirl Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 what about the clear blue pregnancy tests? they're supposed to pick up even the smallest about of it... i took one yesterday and it said it was negative. are they accurate? hmm. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 As another poster already said, there is a margin of error with ANY test. If you have doubts / questions, you need to see a *doctor*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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