can FRE be trusted???

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Registered: 08-26-2003
can FRE be trusted???
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Wed, 09-10-2003 - 1:30pm
hi everyone!

i'm just wondering if anyone has had false positives with FRE. i'm sure this question has been asked before but i need some input. i have taken 4 FRE, 3 were test 5 days sooner and 1 was test 4 days sooner. anyway all have had faint positives. ALL!! i just dont know if they can be trusted because the line is not getting darker. if anyone has experience with this brand or any input or advice i will love you forever!! thanks.

-D
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Registered: 09-03-2003
Wed, 09-10-2003 - 1:50pm
Here is a link I got form someone here. It was helpful to me so hopefully helpful to you too. It basically says that FRE is the best hpt there is. I just think you need to wait longer before testing. The directions say to test 3 days before AF is due at the earliest for correct results. Read this article and it will explain a lot more. Hope this helps you!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/01/27/earlyshow/health/main538075.shtml

Serenity

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-07-2003
Wed, 09-10-2003 - 1:53pm
How soon did you see the line, i believe with some test there is always a very light secound line but as i said it's very light.
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-26-2003
Wed, 09-10-2003 - 2:55pm
i saw the line after about 2 minutes and it's still there, very faint though. is it an evap line? or is it positive?
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-07-2003
Wed, 09-10-2003 - 2:59pm
After 2 min i would say posative ! i would go get a blood test just to make sure
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-03-2003
Wed, 09-10-2003 - 3:02pm
A line is a line girl! Congratulations! :)

Patricia

TTC #1

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-26-2003
Wed, 09-10-2003 - 6:00pm
thanks for your replies! i'm still very hesitant and dont know why. i hope your right and it means pregnant. i guess i'll be letting everyone know soon if a line really is a line on FRE! thanks again and keep your fingers crossed!!

-D
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Registered: 06-04-2003
Wed, 09-10-2003 - 7:55pm
Yes, I say a line is a line!! I am currently six weeks along. I tested with FRE two days before AF was due. It was negative. Then I was mad and frustrated and my husband got me to test again, (showing some major symptoms), when AF was two days late. It was positive and was faint. I tested again the next day with the same test and was faint pos. again. I went to the doc on the 3rd and was positively pregnant!!! Your levels may just not be up to high yet. But with all those positives I'd say CONGRATS!!!

Carrie
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Registered: 05-14-2003
Sat, 10-18-2003 - 9:38pm
I used FR with my first pregancy 20 months ago. FR worked perfectly I tested 2 days early & the line was very bright pink then took a blood test & my positive was confirmed. Now, 20 months later I tested on Oct. 17, 2003 3 days before my period with 2 tests from FR & both had a very faint positive line. So I went to the DR. today Oct. 18,2003 & had a blood test & thats right it's NEGATIVE! So, FIRST RESPONSE DO GIVE A SO CALLED FALSE POSITIVE. A very clear 2 seperate tests from 2 different stores (walmart & walgreens in Houston) gave a false positive. I tested w/ FR this morning w/ first morning urine & it came back negative so I didn't know what to think then I went to the DR. Anyway, FR do work but sometimes you have the hormone in your system but then the pregnancy fails. I TEST A STUPID AMOUNT OF TIMES BECAUSE I HATE WAITING & IT ALL COMES DOWN TO WAITING. Isn't that something.

God Bless

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Registered: 07-15-2003
Sun, 10-19-2003 - 9:04am
I used FRE and had a confusing response. I used it on the other day and that was 8dpo and I saw a faint line but it was so faint that you had to hold it on an angle to see where it would come up. I know it's early, so I had my mother and 1 other person confirm it and they both saw it. SO I'm due for AF on Thursday 10/23 and I'm going for bloodwork on 10/24 at 7:00 a.m. so I'm hoping it comes back positive. My mom brought up an interesting point. I normally bloat around my period and start the week before and gain 5 pounds well I lost 5 pounds over the last week and a half and I just lost 2 pounds the other day or two. SO I don't know what to think. Wish me luck. W/B at jlansberry@verizon.net if you want to chat.

Jen