2 dark blue lines on clear blue but after 10 mins

[Trauma21]

These arent faint lines or colourless lines. They are dark blues on both but showed after 10 ?

[indecisivewoman81]

Have you got a picture?

[Trauma21]

Hiya. Yes these are them

[indecisivewoman81]

Hmm yeah I see what you mean but the lines are quite thin which might mean they're evap lines.

I would wait a few days and do a digital test. I always preferred them because there was no room for interpretation

[HopefullMumto4]

Hmm they aren't full lines but they are blue! Very confusing

[mrsdrablowsbittersister]

I've had evap lines that colour from CB. They're a rubbish brand.

[Tygertiger]

If they came up after the time they’re probably evaporation lines. The only way to know is to do a different brand or digital in the morning. That’s why the time limit is there.

[Olika]

I would try different brand

[PaperSheet]

The evap lines on clearblue are often very dark blue. When people say they shouldn't have colour they're normally referring to pink tests. Ignore any clearblue result after the time limit. Especially if the line is very thin and/or broken.

[Kylaknull]

I’ve literally had the same test results this morning and trying to find any information online about broken line tests is maddening. Mine is not an evap line! This was my result in mere seconds, I am 11dpo, and was on 5mg letrozole this month. This was with my first urine in the morning. Results read immediately!

[InTheTimeItTookMeToEatAnEggSandwich]

@Kylaknull flooding a test can cause lines. I wouldn’t trust a line that was broken so I wouldn’t read it as positive I’m afraid. Try a different test and don’t test holding under the stream, collect a sample and dip.

[Kylaknull]

But that’s what I did, I used a cup, I didn’t flood anything 🤷‍♀️ I dipped for 10 seconds or until the control line showed up, then rested it horizontally. The results were immediate.

[PaperSheet]

Either way I just wouldn't trust a broken thin line on a clear blue.
It's thin and broken so I'd take that as invalid/negative. It doesn't mean you're not pregnant, it just means those tests are crap. Try a different brand.
In my life on clear blue I've had thin blue lines, broken lines, grey lines, off centre lines and on any of those I've never been pregnant. The one time I was pregnant it was an obvious blue line the same thickness as the control line and was not broken. I still didn't trust it and went and got a digital. These days I'd just save myself the hassle and start with a pink dye or digital.

[Jellybelly888]

I’ve had tonnes of lines like this on Clear Blue and was never pregnant, so sorry - they are 100% evaps. Cruel tests.

[Kylaknull]

I can appreciate that 🙌. I am definitely going to be retesting. Part of the scientific process to repeat an experiment and yield the same results…
I think part of my frustration is the assumptive or inaccurate responses leading me down rabbit holes that don’t apply. For instance ppl telling me they ARE evaporation lines. Makes no sense to suggest such and feels like what I wrote isn’t even being read then. Evaporation isn’t a process that occurs Instantly, even for alcohol, never mind for urine. Secondly the term “invalid” didn’t fit when online invalid tests are described as: 1. Being used improperly 2. Expired 3. Read after time window or 4. Evaporation lines. None of those fit with a colored broken line. Further research revealed that any colour at all seemed to point to a positive result and any colour showing up negates an evap line as a possible outcome.
The only explanations that fit with the criteria of a thin, colored line was fragmented HCG in too early of testing scenario or no pregnancy at all and a defective test (doesn’t fit the description of invalid meeting the 4 aforementioned criteria). So I fully accept that this is not a conclusive result and requires further testing to confirm or rule out pregnancy, but the terminology in replies could stand to be a lil more accurate so as to support people investigating these kinds of discrepancies vs adding to the confusion by suggesting non applicable labels or suggesting corrections to the testing process assumptively when those methods were in fact initially used.

[Jellybelly888]

To be honest if you’re looking for a specific reply, I wouldn’t look on here. The majority of us are every day people who are just offer options and advice.

Best of luck with your research and endeavours.

[PaperSheet]

Whichever terminology you want to use the fact remains these tests have caused heartbreak for many many women over many years.

As Jellybelly888 says we are just everyday women on here. I do not work for clearblue. I have no idea why their tests behave the way they do or what the "official" term would be. Whether you want to call those thin blue lines evaps, invalid, indents, dye runs or just piece of shit tests the fact is I wouldn't trust the result. The idea that any colour on a test means a positive does not apply to clearblue as many women will tell you.

I had a test with a very blue thin line a few years back. Had a HCG blood test that day as well. Absolutely negative. So no it wasn't low HCG, a chemical pregnancy or anything else. It was just a thin blue line giving me false hope. And I've had at least 3 others just like that since over the years until I stopped using them.

There's a thread here which is about 15 pages long of people pretty much asking the same thing. And plenty of these women turned out not to be pregnant.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/conception/4671863-clear-blue-test-evap-line-or-positive?page=1

Anyway I wish you well. As I said you could still be pregnant. Just do not go by that test. Find a different brand, ideally pink dye or a digital.