PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for January, 1999: Re: False Positives with Equate?

Re: False Positives with Equate?

From: Mindy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 00:18:53 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 25 Jan 1999, Elizabeth wrote: >
>Hi Mindy - there was a website but since my computer hiccuped I no
>longer have it - that compared all the different hpt's according to the
>amount of hcg it detected. Walmarts brand I remember being one of the
>more sensitive, detecting 25 i think. Maybe some one will post it
>again. I do not know of any info that they have changed or false
>positive - however if you have not gotten your period yet, take yet
>another or use a different brand now that you are late - I have always
>sweared by clear blue easy :-)
>
>Your symptoms may be due to being recently off the pill - increased
>thirst is also a sign of diabetes tho, so beware. On a brighter note,
>it certainly can mean pregnancy too - good luck! Let us know how things
>turn out!
>
>At Sun, 24 Jan 1999, Mindy wrote:
>>
>>I've taken three Equate HPTs (Wal-Mart's brand) in the past three days,
>>all resulting in a faint line indicating +++. I've read on an
>>infertility board that Equate recently (don't know how recently) changed
>>their tests, and there were some women on there posting that they had
>>received false positive results. I'm one day late today. The only real
>>symptoms I've had are being extremely emotional and urinating more
>>frequently. I also seem to be more thirsty than usual... ?? That MIGHT
>>have something to do with the frequency, huh!
>>
>>I stopped taking birth control pills last month, and I'm wondering if
>>that could cause me to be late. I guess adjusting to not being on the
>>pill could cause me to be more emotional than usual too. ???
>>
>>Please let me know what you think.
>>
>>Thanks so much for your time!!
>>
>>--
>>Mindy
>>
>--
>Elizabeth Mazelis,CCE
>

Well, I'm officially not pregnant, as of today. After I submitted that question, I remembered that I had another home pregnancy test come back positive about five years ago, again when I wasn't pregnant. I've taken HPTs on a few other occasions and had them turn up negative. Is there any reason an HPT would give a false positive result? I understand the tests are positive when they detect the hormone produced in pregnancy. Am I producing that hormone???

Also, I have an eight-year-old son, and I nursed him until he was three months old. I had a small amount of breast milk until this past September when I started taking birth control pills. Are those two things related? (The positive HPTs and maintaining breast milk)

Should I be concerned?

Thanks for your prompt reply on the other!

-- Mindy

--
Mindy

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