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Anyone experience false faint positives with these tests? Also could my spotting no period have been caused by stress?

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Petrajayne26 · 06/03/2020 07:37

I have had a very stressful month of not knowing if I was pregnant. So stressful it made me go to the hospital fearing I was having ectopic because of shoulder pain going on for 2 weeks. blood tests confirmed there was no pregnancy. Clear blue digitals told me I was not pregnant and same with the brand of urine strips used in doctors surgeries and pound shop and wilkos tests. I had a period 6th jan then spotting 4th Feb. I now wonder if stress could have made me spot and not had a proper period. Day before spotting I had a very hectic day rushing around tidying my home as my friend was coming over in the afternoon to discuss her wedding she wants me to be bridesmaid, Had to rush to a universal credit appointment with my 2 year old as no sitter was available. After appointment had to get food shopping and then rushed home before my friend turned up. I noticed while rushing around I had c section scar cramps like I was going to have a period. Day after that the spotting started it only lasted a day three days following was pink discharge. After that pregnancy symptoms started along with mixed results of faint positives and Negatives. My period started last night. So anyone had false faint positives with the following?
clear and simple early response
first response early response
Freedom (asda)
Clear and simple (regular)
Sainsbury's
And also could stress and rushing around have been the reason for spotting instead of a period?

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elc19 · 07/03/2020 00:02

Yep I'll attach some FRER I've had recently that aren't getting darker. (Zoom in to see)

Anyone experience false faint positives with these tests? Also could my spotting no period have been caused by stress?
Anyone experience false faint positives with these tests? Also could my spotting no period have been caused by stress?
Petrajayne26 · 07/03/2020 19:26

@elc19 That's exactly what my FRER results looked like I also had one with a half dark line. It's awful that the most expensive tests would do this.

Anyone experience false faint positives with these tests? Also could my spotting no period have been caused by stress?
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Nic165 · 07/03/2020 19:28

I'd say they are still getting slightly darker. I've always relied on FRER. Leave it a couple days and test with another FRER

Nic165 · 07/03/2020 19:29

Other thing is, it could be a chemical pregnancy. They are very common and will show up if you're testing early

Sarah5678 · 08/03/2020 12:00

I have had false positives with the asda freedom tests a few times unfortunately x

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