Question 1

i took a first response pregnancy test and a question mark showed up. what does that mean?

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FIRST RESPONSE Early: Result pregnancy test is reported to detect HCG up to 6 days prior to your anticipated period. A certain amount of HCG is required to trigger a + result for the test. A ? Means that the  threshold was not met. Recommend you repeat in a week with the first morning void.

Question 2

i took a first response pregnancy test and a question mark showed up. it happened on two separate tests from two separate boxes. i understand the question mark means invalid but two tests? i'm so confused.

Accepted Answer

Repeat test: A repeat test in one week may help you get the tests to give you a definitive answer

Question 3

what does a question mark on a first response pregnancy test mean?

Accepted Answer

FIRST RESPONSE Early: Result pregnancy test is reported to detect HCG up to 6 days prior to your anticipated period. A certain amount of HCG is required to trigger a + result for the test. A ? Means that the threshold was not met. Recommend you repeat in a week with the first morning void.

Question 4

what does it mean when you get a question mark on a pregnancy test?

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Definitely maybe: It means the results are borderline positive, something you might see very early in pregnancy, so you are definitely maybe pregnant but the results are not strong enough to say a definite yes. You can try another brand or wait a few days and try again. A blood test wold be more definitive but a home test should be positive soon if you really are pregnant.

Question 5

my pregnancy test result is a question mark and i want to what this mean?

Accepted Answer

: A pregnancy test will be positive as soon as the first day of your missed period. For accurate testing, the first morning urine should be used. A question mark means you should repeat the test. The initial signs of pregnancy are breast tenderness and enlargement, nausea and dizziness. The test measures hCG which is a hormone that is produced by the placenta.

Question 6

what does a question mark mean on a first response yes or no pregnancy test?

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Not enough Hormone: The test relies on the presence of a pregnasncy hormone to be positive. If ther is a question, then there is not enough hormone to be sure. Wait 1 week, and test a first morning urine specimen, or have a lab do a serum pregnancy test.

Question 7

hi, i had a question doc..if a urine pregnancy test is faint positive ... should it get darker... if not aftr being 6 days overdue...means what?

Accepted Answer

Pregnant!: Any color change -- even a little teensy amount of pink that you can see with a magnifying glass -- is significant, and means that your are pregnant. There is not "faint positive." it is either positive or negative. This is no "faint negative" either. If you see any color change, you are pregnant.

Question 8

i bled during sex, missed a period, and my pregnancy test keeps coming out with a question mark what does this mean? im young if that matters?

Accepted Answer

: A HPT taken a week after your missed period is quite accurate. If confusion continues, see your physician for a blood test.

Question 9

what does it mean if a pregnancy test does not show any result?

Accepted Answer

Inconclusive: This is rare when this happens but my suggestion is to try again this is happen very infrequently.

Question 10

i used a first response digital pregnancy test and a question mark showed up as a result. why didn't it just show up negative?

Accepted Answer

Need to repeat: There is some HCG but not enough to be diagnostic of pregnancy. Please repeat the test in 4-5 days, unless you get a period by then. Use first morning urine and follow the instructions for the test carefully.
If you do not wish to be pregnant, use contraception all the time, every time. You may consider implanted contraceptive, or IUD. 
Practice safe sex. 
Get HPV vaccine.

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Hi, i had a question doc..if a urine pregnancy test is faint positive ... should it get darker... if not aftr being 6 days overdue...means what?

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I bled during sex, missed a period, and my pregnancy test keeps coming out with a question mark what does this mean? im young if that matters?

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