False Positive???

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-16-2003
False Positive???
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Tue, 09-16-2003 - 10:06am
I'm new to the messages board and looking for some encouragment! I took the First Response test on Friday and again on Saturday - both positive. But started my period last night. Were both tests just false positive... or could something else be going on? Is it common to have false positive readings?

Thanks!

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-16-2003
Tue, 09-16-2003 - 10:16am
Thats great you got a positive!! As for the period was it normal? I think you should make an appointment with your Dr. just to make sure everything is ok.

Amie

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-16-2003
Tue, 09-16-2003 - 10:49am
Is it common to have a false-positive? I just started last night so I don't really know how "normal" this one is so far. I am so dissappointed... both tests were positive. Not even faint lines... bright pink ones! Is this the danger of testing early?
iVillage Member
Registered: 05-02-2003
Tue, 09-16-2003 - 10:56am
False positives are VERY RARE. Especially two in a row. I would definitly go see my DR asap. I would say either you are having some breakthrough bleeding, which is normal in a pregnancy, or you may have miscarried very early. That is truly the danger of testing early, you may miscarry before you would have known otherwise. Either way you should see your OBGYN. This early they will probably do a series of HCG blood tests. One then 48 hours later another to make sure that your pregnancy is going normally.
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-17-2003
Wed, 09-17-2003 - 7:25pm
GOOD NEWS!!!!

NO SUCH THING AS "FALSE POSITIVE!!!"

The only thing that would make a HPT come up + is the presence of HCG, or a baby!!!

As for your period... It IS possible to have a normal period up to 3 wks into pregnancy... so you could just be very early in your Pregnancy... Some women have even been know to have a period all through their pregnancies...

I say: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

... and since you are done with your baby dust, and it seems to be pretty good stuff... you mind sending some MY WAY... PLEASE?!?!

~Natalie
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