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snowygirl
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Location: hawaii
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How Often Do False Positives Occur?
Posted: 02-21-06 15:17pm
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Im really curious how often pple get false
positive. I would be so angry if I
actually got a false positive and got my
hopes up high. But I did just read that
some pple got false positive with first
response which I just used so I dont know
now. Im scared actually im not preggy =(
what do u think?
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rainy1279
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Location: Texas
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Posted: 02-21-06 15:19pm
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I think the chance is slim on getting a
false positive.... I used clear blue easy
& it was easy .... Doctor confirmed
it today....Due in oct.!!!!
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snowygirl
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Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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Location: hawaii
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Congrats
Posted: 02-21-06 15:30pm
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Im so happy for u hehe =) hopefully im
preggy too hehe.
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Jolie_3110
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Location: Essex, England
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Posted: 02-21-06 16:38pm
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I dont know about first response coz I am
a clear blue girl!
But when I fell pregnant with my second
2nd baby I did 3 hpt they all came back
positive although very faint. So I went
to the doctors, he was alittle confused
because I hadn't had a period for 2years
and everyone thought I couldn't conceive,
(it was a big shock for us too!)
he asked me to do a test for him so he
could definitely confirm it, but it wasn't
a blood test it was another wee test that
I had to do in the morning so he could
send it away to be tested. In 5 days I
had the answer he told me it was negative
- but then he told me he wanted me to do
another one in 2 weeks because he had
never known so many hpt's to be wrong. I
did the doc's test again 2weeks later and
it came back positive so my experience
with home kits are better than with the
doctors!!
Good luck snowygirl and I hope this time
is your time!
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rainy1279
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Location: Texas
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Posted: 02-21-06 16:42pm
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Wow jolie, all that..You went throu a
lot.. I can't believe the first dr test
came up neg.... At least the 2nd one came
out pos...
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Jolie_3110
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Location: Essex, England
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Posted: 02-21-06 16:50pm
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I know, the 2weeks wait was like the
longest of my life! Ha! Nothing ever
seems to be straight forward for me! Lol!
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Bridget
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Posted: 02-21-06 16:52pm
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Why wouldn't your doc have just done a
blood test? To go through all that must
have been frustrating.
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Jolie_3110
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Posted: 02-21-06 16:57pm
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I dont know, but I dont ever remember
having any blood test with either my
pregnancies until after I was 10wks gone,
and this test was the rountine test for
h.I.V and stuff so I dont know if this is
the same thing even.
With my 1st child my doc just took my word
for it that I was pregnant and sent me a
scan date for 12 weeks. Is this not
normal?
Maybe I should get different doctor!!
Lol!
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acoles70
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Location: KY
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Posted: 02-21-06 22:43pm
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I have a weird story about home preg
tests. My cycles have never been
regular, they range from 30-50 days. I
had a period on dec 6 and on jan 5th I
took a test because I had to take this
medicine you can't take while you are
preg. It was an equate (walmart) test
and it popped up positive. I was freaked
out, but then I took two accu-clear tests
the next day and the next and they were
negative. I was pissed. I called
equate and health forum them out. Fast
forward 9 days later, the 14th I took
another test because I was going to take
the medicine....It was positive. I had
ovulated on the 3rd of january and the
equate test had picked up what little hcg
I had in my system in 2 days. Now I am 9
weeks pregnant. I have always been told
a line is a line, no matter how faint.
False positives are very few. Congrats.
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Abbysmom
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Posted: 02-22-06 05:51am
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False positive are rare. False negative
are common since different hpts pick up
hcg at different levels. I had found a
website once that said what level the hcg
had to be at for each test to pick it up.
The ones I use have to have at least 50.
My blood test for my dd picked it up at
12. I think if you saw a line you are
good to go.
Congratulations rainy!
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snowygirl
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Feeling Less Symptoms
Posted: 02-22-06 23:54pm
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Im going to test again tomorrow to see if
the line of hpt gets darker. But im bit
worried since I feel not that many
symptoms, like the cramping decreased
could it mean actually im not preggy?
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Bridget
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Posted: 02-23-06 00:05am
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I don't really have any symptoms anymore
either. Every now and again I get
feelings like my period is coming (lower
back pain, mild cramps) but I remember
that from my last pregnancy. Oh, and I
still have killer gas! Luckily I have a
gassy dog I can blame it on! And earlier
tonight I was waiting for a show to come
on and decided to rest my eyes during the
commercial break before it came on and I
woke up a half hour later. That was weird
since I didn't even feel tired while I was
watching tv.
So don't give up hope yet!
I've decided after 4 faint lines that I
should just accept the fact that i'm
pregnant. I'm going to use the last 2
tests though just to make sure my lines
get darker and i'll make an appointment on
friday. I want to be excited but it's
just not real for me yet.
Good luck!!! Baby dust! Baby dust! Baby
dust!!!
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snowygirl
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Location: hawaii
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Wow
Posted: 02-23-06 00:23am
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I feel tired too hehe. Well I didnt get
my pd yet so I guess I still have hope.
Thanks for the baby dust =)
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Twood
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Location: Midwest
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Congrats
Posted: 02-23-06 00:28am
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I read that false pos dont usually happen
and I worked in a hospital lab while in
college. Our test which are a lot like
hpt have a hcg reactant in it and when the
urine hits the reactant there is a color
reaction that gives you the two
(pink/blue) line that tell us we are
pregnant. False neg are more likely
because of low hcg levels. I think that
some test can detect hcg levels at 25 to
50 mlu, which could be 10 days past
implantation or 14 dpo. I tried an aims
test which could pick up at 20 mlu
however it did not come back pos, but
today when I used a 1st response it came
back pos. It was a faint line but it
would not react if I did not have over
25mlu hcg in me urine. So long store
short, we are more likely than not
pregnant. I have a blood test tomorrow
so I will know for sure. Hope that
helped you.
Congrats
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