Am i pregnant
Everything you should know about false positive and false negative results.
False results in home pregnancy tests and reasons
False positives Positive test results that turn out to be negative later
- Pregnancy test was expired
- Chemical pregnancy or early miscarriage
- Fertility treatment is underway
- Some directions were skipped
False negatives Negative results but pregnant in reality
- Test was too early in the term
- The time of day was not optimal
- Urine was too dilute
- Test was not sensitive enough
- Some directions were skipped
*Remember*
- Repeat test the following day
- Home pregnancy test results are not to be considered conclusive
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