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Bit worried, is this positive?

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CosyWintersNight · 26/11/2022 13:55

I am on the mini pill destrogel, take it religiously, never miss any pills and always take it round about the same time everyday. Haven’t been unwell either so no chance of it not having been absorbed. Haven’t been on any antibiotics either.
Been feeling a bit nauseous sometimes so thought I’d just do a test and seen this. Does it look positive or could it be a bad evap? It came up pretty quick. I already have a 10yo DS and was hoping to have another child in the near future but not right now hence being on birth control.
(Posted on pregnancy choices and didn't get any answers so posting on here sorry)
Any advice would be really appreciated.

Bit worried, is this positive?
Bit worried, is this positive?
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CosyWintersNight · 29/11/2022 12:40

IWillBeWaxingAnOwl · 29/11/2022 12:11

Multiple faint positives across different brands I'd say is more likely to be a chemical pregnancy than many false positive tests. FRER will detect HCG right down to a level of 6 and I think the cheap strips are 10miu so pick up v low levels caused by chemicals.

I'm sorry you are feeling sad and hope things improve from here x

Thanks for replying. Should I be expecting bleeding if that's the case?
I've had spotting for the past 3 months hence getting scans/gynae apps whilst being on the pill.
Do chemicals usually result in heavier bleeding?

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Cosmicdreams · 29/11/2022 12:42

I used these tests and they get darker as your testing when pregnant with ds. so I'm not sure. Maybe if you can afford it a clear blue digital. They expensive but it will say either pregnant or not pregnant and give you an idea of how far along you may or may not be. x

IWillBeWaxingAnOwl · 29/11/2022 12:59

@CosyWintersNight is it a pill you would normally get a period on? If so, yes, if not, no, as the hormones suppress any bleed. For a very early chemical loss you would expect only a slightly heavier bleed than normal OR a bleed exactly like a period, however hormones from your pill will affect what bleed you get.

The main thing I would ask is if any of your medical contacts would do HCG bloods to double check 1) if there is HCG in the system and 2) that it's decreasing if so.

I don't agree with the recommendation to use a digital dates test. It will be negative as it's HCG threshold is higher than the others you are using. It's also not any more trustworthy - just has a diode in it that reads the same dye line as every other test people use (can you tell I think clearblue digital and weeks are a huge expensive scam?!)

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