Question 1

where do i find doctor and can a pregnancy test be a false positive?

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See below: Home pregnancy test can be false positive or false negative.  The most common cause for the test being wrong is user error.

Question 2

i had an hcg trigger shot on jan 9th. its been 13 days  since the shot. took test & was positive! is it 2 early 2 take pregnancy test? false positive?

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Hcg positive: Effects of HCG trigger should be gone by now. This may be HCG from a pregnancy. Make sure you inform your OB in order to initiate your prenatal care. Good luck.

Question 3

how do you get a false positive on a pregnancy test?

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Many reasons.: There are many ways of getting false positives from this.  The test kit can be too old and the reagents expired, the test can be done wrong/applied wrong, false evaporation lines can appear if read too late after application, and a woman may have received an injection of HCG for infertility treatment causing a false positive to appear.  Finally, tunors can produce HCG and cause a false positive.

Question 4

how typical is a false positive on a pregnancy test?

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Rare.: Pregnancy test focus more on getting positives right when they say they are positive.  Nevertheless it happens, blood pregnancy tests and urine pregnancy tests performed in doctors office may be a better second step if in doubt.

Question 5

can anything cause a false positive on a pregnancy test?

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Unlikely: Home pregnancy tests are very sensitive and can turn positive before missed period... Reccomend follow-up with md for verification...

Question 6

what are the reasons of false positive in pregnancy test?

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Tumors: Hydatiditiform mole and choriocarcinoma can cause positive pregnancy test without pregnancy.
A common cause is likely to be an error in testing. For blood test it may be due to heterophile antibodies.

Question 7

what could cause a pregnancy test to give a false positive?

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Big cause: is letting it sit out and reading it much later than it should have been read.

Question 8

is it possible to get a false positive on a pregnancy test?

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Yes: Remember that it's uncommon but that it can happen. In fact, men with testicular tumors often have a positive pregnancy test. As always, it's the big picture.

Question 9

is it possible to get a false positive result on a pregnancy test?

Accepted Answer

No. : Not really. A positive is a positive as long as you did it correctly.

Question 10

would microscopic hemuteria cause a false positive on a pregnancy test?

Accepted Answer

Pregnancy test: I am unaware thtat microscopic hematuria  can cause a false postive on a pregnancy test.

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