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Help - when is a line not a line on a pregnancy test? Panicking!

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changeagain · 09/04/2011 20:57

Oh god, I really do not want to be pregnant.

I'm on the pill - have taken it perfectly. I don't know why I did a test except that I feel a bit rough and have had an urge to bake cakes which in me only comes with pregnancy.

I should be an expert on pregnancy tests by now. I used a clear blue one which has a cross if positive. Where the positive line runs there is not a line, but like the edge of a line. It is so thin it doesn't look like other positive results I've had. I have to look very closely to see it.

The line has a colour to it but it is so very thin. Could it be an evaporation line? If I'm pregnant I will have to have a termination - I'm at a transitional point in my life.

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amberleaf · 09/04/2011 20:59

Is the line a cross? or just one part of it/?

Im not familiar with that type of test can you post a picture?

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changeagain · 09/04/2011 21:08

yes it's a cross - the line is so faint I don't think you could see it on a picture.

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rubyslippers · 09/04/2011 21:09

Did the line appear wihtin the test guidelines?

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changeagain · 09/04/2011 21:10

yes ruby

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rubyslippers · 09/04/2011 21:12

Then a line or a cross is a psotive result

Do you have a second test to take tomorrow with FMU?

ShowOfHands · 09/04/2011 21:19

It's very rare to get a false positive. You need to be using certain medications for example. But if you were going to name a test that is known for its unreliability, the +/- would be it.

See here.

You need to test again. I know how frightened you must feel right now.

RancerDoo · 09/04/2011 21:22

Clearblue +/- tests are a nightmare. I called the hotline for this very reason (although was ttc) and was told that my line (very thin, along the left hand edge of where a thick line should be) was not a positive.
However, you need to get another test. There's no point speculating, get a first response and find out for sure.
Hope it goes your way.

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changeagain · 09/04/2011 21:22

No I don't have another - I'll have to get one when I can I suppose. Oh god Sad My dp is abroad.

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rubyslippers · 09/04/2011 21:24

Oh you poor thing

You need to test again as soon as you can

First response are excellent IME

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changeagain · 09/04/2011 21:25

Rancerdoo - that sounds encouraging. The line was like yours. Surely if I've taken my pills properly it's unlikely I'm pregnant anyway?

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changeagain · 09/04/2011 21:29

Thanks everyone for your replies.

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CrapBag · 16/04/2011 23:11

Did you take another test?

BikeRunSki · 16/04/2011 23:26

This is why I always splash out on the fancy ones which tell you in words.

Good luck OP, hope you get the BFN you want next time.

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