PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for July, 2001: Re: How rare is...?

Re: How rare is...?

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 11 Jul 2001 17:27:30 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Abigail wrote: >
>Hi.
>
>I have been looking at the archives to this site for a while and now
>i've plucked up courage to post...
>
>I have searched for an answer, but feel that i still need an answer.
>I had a + home preg test three days ago with an early home test I was
>three days before menses were due, just felt weird!
>Two days ago, I felt normal again so I repeated it and it was negative,
>I have now begun my menses.
>
>I know this q has been covered before, but how likely is it that the
>test was a false + in the first place? I mean how many on average are
>false + Percentages
>It was exactly where it should have been (the line)
>
>I appreciate your time, as I feel that if i have actually been pg then
>my fear of not being able to conceive is lessened,
>
>Thanks!
>Baby dust to all

I can't tell you off the top of my head what the false positive rate is for the home tests, but I can tell you that it is likely quite low. It certainly could be that you were very early pregnant and lost the conception early as well. Keep trying-odds are that it will work... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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