Help! Positive test, then negative test

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Help! Positive test, then negative test
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Sat, 08-30-2003 - 1:36pm
On thursday I tested with the Clear Blue Easy Digital Test Kit. It said "Pregnant". Friday I went to the doctor to get a blood test done, but I won't know the test results until Tuesday. Since I had a bonus test in the kit, my husband and I decided to do the test again this morning. Let me preface this by saying before I took the test I had already peed a around 5:00 am. Then I had a half glass of water and went back to sleep. I did the test again at about 8:00am and it came out negative. We are both very sad, but very confused. I woke up slightly nauseous and still feel nauseous. My breasts are still tender. I've left a message for the on call doctor to give me a call. Has anyone heard of a similar thing happening? Could I have gotten a false negative from a diluted sample? Thanks in advance!


Edited 8/30/2003 1:46:23 PM ET by mariavah
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Sat, 08-30-2003 - 1:51pm
Well did you use FMU with this last test? Maybe something didn't work this time. It is a lot more possible to get a false - than a false + false + are rare if it is a true positive, and not faint...and the digital takes the guess work out of it. I wouldn't worry too much...most would say either test again or go for a blood test, and your already going for the blood...Chances are this was just a false negative. Unlike the tests which we have to guess if there is a line, and how dark it is...the digital definatly detected hcg or it wouldn't have come up positive the first time. I would say the second one was more likley the one at fault here.
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Sat, 08-30-2003 - 3:38pm


just started bleeding, but lightly.

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Sat, 08-30-2003 - 9:26pm
Sounds like you were pregnant, but then implantation failed. This just happened to me recently. Tested positive at home and at doctor, and then a few days later I started to bleed. Mine was considered an early miscarriage, they think due to failed implantation. I hope this isn't your case and that your urine was just diluted. I would test again tomorrow with first morning urine. Best of luck and keep us posted!
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Sat, 08-30-2003 - 10:18pm
Wait till your bleeding stops and retest..I'm still slightly bleeding and still getting a slightly positive..So you never know..Hugs..

Cara

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Sun, 08-31-2003 - 5:20am
Thanks to all of you, but I think it is over. I went to the hospital, but never got to see a doctor (too busy with other patients. Apparently a miscarriage this early on isn't really considered an emergency), but the charge nurse was nice enough to test my urine again and unfortunately, it was negative. I suppose that when I get the blood test results from my doctor on Tuesday, I'll know if I ever was pregnant. It sure felt that way... Back to the drawing board.

Good luck to you, isldgoddes. I'll be praying for you.

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Mon, 09-01-2003 - 6:49pm
Hiya,

Ive been thru the same thing twice this year, done early HPT and tested positive both times, 1st time i tested 4 days b4 AF was due and it was ++ and then the day after i was to start AF i started to bleed and it was considered and early m/c. 2nd time i tested again early on a tuesday and got a ++ and i had all the symptoms of pregnancy. I felt totally different by the thursday and decided to take another HPT ClearBlue and it came up -- i was totally confused and upset at the same time and this was also considered another early m/c. This was in Feb and April and ive been trying ever since to conceive again. I use a Persona Fertility Monitor which detects when i will ovulate but according to this machine the past 2 months i HAVENT ovulated. Damn im confused. AF due 3/4th September and ive had 3 negative HPTS already.

Good Luck

Zara x

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Tue, 09-02-2003 - 12:34am
It could be possible that you drank too much water and maybe that had something to do with it..I dunno..im just guessing?