YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for October, 2001: Re: could the home preg. test be giving me a false negative?

Re: could the home preg. test be giving me a false negative?

From: Richard Chudacoff, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 28 Oct 2001 22:07:53 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 28 Oct 2001, Kristin wrote: >
>My period is three days late. I am currently ttc. I took a home
>pregnancy test yesterday and it was negetive. Could the test be giving
>me a false negative? If so, what is the percentage of false negatives in
>home pregnancy tests? Could it be too early for a positive result?
>Thank you for the help!
>
>--
>Kristin
>

I'm my opinion home pregnancy tests are only good if they are positive, since there are too may reasons for them to be falsely negative. When in doubt, go to your gynecologist and get a blood test. It certainly can be to early for a urine test.

-- Richard Chudacoff, MD Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC Sugar Land, TX

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