I Took Two Pregnancy Tests, One Of Negative And The

Posted on Wed, 14 Aug 2019

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Question : I took two pregnancy tests, one of negative and the other was positive, but now I’m on my period. Why would one test be positive?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
may be related to the test itself

Detailed Answer:
Hi, thanks for using healthcare magic

Pregnancy tests can be false positive like all tests. This means that a result can give a positive result but it is actually a negative (falsely positive).

Some of the causes of false positive results include: (1) side effect of medications eg hormonal medications, diuretics, antihistamines, anti convulsants (meds for seizures), anxiety medication

(2)error reading the strip/or error with the strip (test) itself or evaporation line appearing on the strip

(3)recent miscarriage

It is possible that the issue is with the test itself.

I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar