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Can a pregnancy test be wrong after it says positive



 
Yes, a pregnancy test can be wrong after it says positive, there are many reasons that may be responsible for such condition which will be explained right here in this post

  1. One of the main reasons for a false positives is as a result of insufficient amount of HCG or human chorionic gonadotropin in the system or blood. Once a woman get pregnant the HCG hormone is released, this is the hormone that is mainly responsible for pregnancy as well as responsible for positive test. But most times most women read false positive being that they take the test too early at this period the amount of HCG or human chorionic gonadotropin in the blood is very small hence its not enough to detect the pregnancy. For good result it best you wait another two to three days before repeating the test, before then the amount of HCG has increase with this you are sure of getting the right test result confirming that you are pregnant.

Now when you are to take the HCG test which can be done at home most of the time with the urine of the woman, for accurate test it is best you make use of your morning urine which is most concentrated thus with this concentrated urine you are sure of getting a correct result within few minutes of taking the test. Hence carry out the HPT or home pregnancy test with the urine on the testing stick within few minutes  it changes color showing a double line this shows that you are pregnant.

If after the test it is still negative but then you have all the symptoms of pregnancies such as vomiting as well as early morning sickness then it is best you see your doctor for a blood test. Blood test is still the best and most accurate way of find out f you are pregnant or not.